By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 32-year-old Waste Control worker who admitted threatening a woman with bottles during an altercation on Euphrates Avenue has been fined $300 after pleading guilty to aggravated assault.
Kirk Douglas Howard appeared unrepresented in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court, where he pleaded guilty to committing aggravated assault upon a woman on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
According to the facts presented in court, Rowland reported that at around 6:40 p.m. Howard arrived on Euphrates Avenue with another person to pick up his sister.
She alleged that Howard began directing remarks at her before the situation escalated. Howard reportedly picked up a black bottle and threw it in her direction from approximately three feet away. The bottle missed her and shattered against a wall.
Rowland told police that Howard then entered a room and returned carrying two more bottles, one in each hand. Fearing for her safety, she subsequently went to the police station, made a report and requested court action.
Howard accepted the prosecution’s facts and told the court that he knew his actions were wrong. He acknowledged that he had been drinking and admitted having a drinking problem.
In mitigation, Howard told the court that he is the sole breadwinner in his household and has a son whom he works to support and send to school. He claimed the dispute began after the woman arrived with his sister-in-law and did not greet him.
The Magistrate considered that Howard was a first-time offender and that his guilty plea had saved the court the time and expense of a trial, entitling him to a reduction in sentence.
Howard was fined $300 plus $5 cost of court. He has until November 30, 2026, to pay the fine or face one month in prison in default.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 32-year-old Waste Control worker who admitted threatening a woman with bottles during an altercation on Euphrates Avenue has been fined $300 after pleading guilty to aggravated assault. Kirk Douglas Howard appeared unrepresented in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court, where he pleaded guilty to committing aggravated assault upon a woman
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