By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 59-year-old father from La Democracia is out on bail after being charged with common assault following allegations made against him by his daughter.
Paul Alexander Hyde, a cabinet maker, appeared unrepresented in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court, where he initially pleaded guilty with an explanation to assaulting his daughter, Nancy Hyde.
Hyde told the court that he was sitting inside his home drinking coffee when his daughter allegedly entered the house and began hitting him.
He claimed that he did not assault her, but instead held her by the shoulders and escorted her to the door.
Because Hyde’s explanation raised a possible defence to the charge, the Magistrate could not accept his guilty plea and instead entered an equivocal plea on his behalf, allowing the case to proceed.
There was no objection to bail, and Hyde was offered bail in the sum of $800 with one surety of the same amount.
As a condition of his bail, Hyde was ordered not to interfere with his daughter while the case remains before the court.
He met bail and is due back in court on October 30, 2026.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 59-year-old father from La Democracia is out on bail after being charged with common assault following allegations made against him by his daughter. Paul Alexander Hyde, a cabinet maker, appeared unrepresented in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court, where he initially pleaded guilty with an explanation to assaulting his daughter,
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