By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 29-year-old Sandhill construction worker accused of threatening to chop off his brother-in-law’s head has been remanded to the Belize Central Prison after outstanding court fines prevented him from securing bail.
Samuel Emmanuel Neal appeared unrepresented in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on a single charge of threat of death. He pleaded not guilty.
Police allege that shortly after midnight on September 8, Neal threatened his 58-year-old brother-in-law during a disturbance at a residence around Mile 19¾ on the Philip Goldson Highway in Sandhill.
The man told police he was asleep when he was awakened by a commotion involving Neal and Neal’s mother. He alleged that he later heard Neal calling him outside while the sound of a machete being scraped against the concrete could be heard.
According to the complaint, Neal allegedly shouted, “You come outside mek ah chop off yuh head.” The man said he looked through a window and saw Neal holding and swinging a long machete.
In court, Neal denied making the threat, telling the Senior Magistrate, “I neva seh dat.”
With no objection from the prosecution, bail was offered in the sum of $1,500 plus one surety. Neal was ordered not to contact or interfere with Dominguez or his family and not to be arrested and charged with any further offences while on bail.
However, court records showed Neal had approximately $840 in outstanding fines stemming from previous matters dating from 2016, 2018 and 2020. He was ordered to pay $420 toward the outstanding amount before being allowed to post bail.
Unable to make the payment, Neal was remanded to the Belize Central Prison. He is due back in court on November 6, 2026.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 29-year-old Sandhill construction worker accused of threatening to chop off his brother-in-law’s head has been remanded to the Belize Central Prison after outstanding court fines prevented him from securing bail. Samuel Emmanuel Neal appeared unrepresented in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on a single charge of threat of death.
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