Kevin "Midget" Manzanero continues to receive medical treatment while under police guard at the KHMH for chop wounds he received home invasion he's accused of committing in San Ignacio. He is at risk of losing an eye.
After 2 months on the run as a suspect in a spate of robberies and burglaries in the twin towns, San Ignacio Police are patiently waiting for him to recover so that they can start to question him in connection with those crime and in connection with the murder of 57 year-old Fredy Lopez Sr.
Today, 7News spoke with the second in command at the San Ignacio Police Station, and he gave us an update on Manzanero, as well as their search for his accomplice:
Insp. Reymundo Reyes - Deputy OC, San Ignacio Police
"In regards to the home invasion that happened on Sunday 19th, we have Mr. Kevin Manzanero who is in police custody, being guarded in Belize City and the KHMH hospital as he underwent surgery for his left eye yesterday. Presently his condition is that of a stable condition. As soon as he is discharge from the hospital then he will be escorted to San Ignacio so that he could be interviewed in respect to murder of Fredy Lopez and aggravated assaulted and aggravated burglary that happen on the 19th at the residence of Mr. Castillo on Collins Boulevard."
Jules Vasquez
"What is the status of the search right now for Mr., Reid?"
Insp. Reymundo Reyes - Deputy OC, San Ignacio Police
"We still have our police officers on the streets doing an intensive search. We know that he is in possession of the weapon that was used in the murder of Mr. Lopez and as well he is the one who might assist us in regards withe the robberies once interviewed."
As we've reported, police caught a break in the case when Manzanero checked himself in the San Ignacio Hospital for severe chop wounds. He allegedly tried to break into a home on Collins Boulevard in San Ignacio but the homeowners were alerted to his presence, and one of them chopped him several times while he was struggling with one of them.
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