And it would be 92 if we were to include the death of Anthony Lewis who was killed in Corozal in December. He was killed while trespassing at someone else's home but police also found that his hands and feet had been tied with wire and that he had been beaten to death with several cut wounds. The commissioner says self defence by the property owners was a factor:
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"When an issue of self-defense is raised in any investigation, it is not the police the determines the charges, it is the DPP's office and so we have sent that file to the DPP for instructions on that matter and we await that. Bear in mind though that if a person comes into your home and when you get there, you are attacked by that person, the law does give you some leverage that you can protect yourself and your home. I'm sure that those are things that the DPP rep are going to take into consideration in determining that matter. This person was already charged with carnal knowledge against your child. You come home and find him in your home with your same child. What would be your response, how would you deal with it? And if there's a scuffle and he ends up getting injured and died, I don't see how the person could be held accountable for that."
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