By Breaking Belize News Staff: Police are investigating an alleged attempted murder at a worksite along the Coastal Road, where a 19-year-old construction worker was attacked with a machete after making a joking remark about a colleague.
A resident of the Bullet Tree Road area, was injured during an incident at Coconut Point Company near La Democracia on Sunday, October 4.
According to his statement, the man said he was socializing with coworkers and their employer at their living quarters around 7:30 p.m. when he made a joking remark about a colleague known as “Dumbotas”.
The main claimed that the coworkerresponded by threatening to kill him with a machete, but he initially dismissed the threat because everyone had been laughing.
Moments later, while he was smoking a cigarette, he was reportedly struck in the back by a rock.
When he turned around, he allegedly saw his coworker standing a short distance away, swinging a machete toward his face.
The man raised his arm to protect himself and sustained a chop wound to his forearm. He claimed the attacker attempted another blow, but he managed to escape and lock himself inside his room.
The complainant was transported to the Western Regional Hospital, where he remained admitted in stable condition when police compiled their report.
Police detained the attacker, a Guatemalan national residing in Armenia Village, in connection with the attempted murder investigation. He is awaiting charges.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: Police are investigating an alleged attempted murder at a worksite along the Coastal Road, where a 19-year-old construction worker was attacked with a machete after making a joking remark about a colleague. A resident of the Bullet Tree Road area, was injured during an incident at Coconut Point Company near
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