By Breaking Belize News Staff: The sentencing of 25-year-old Rupert Codd, who was found guilty of raping a woman on a picnic table outside the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH), has been postponed until February 11, 2027.
Codd appeared before High Court Justice Derick F. Sylvester on Monday, November 9, expecting to be sentenced following his conviction on September 29, 2026. However, delays in the proceedings prompted the judge to adjourn the matter.
Justice Sylvester ordered both the Crown and defense to file their sentencing submissions at least two weeks before the February 11 hearing.
Codd was convicted following a trial by judge without jury for the rape of a 35-year-old woman who was walking to KHMH seeking medical attention in the early morning hours of April 2, 2023.
As previously reported by Breaking Belize News, the woman, who was ill and seeking medical help; was followed, physically assaulted and dragged onto a picnic table near the hospital, where she was raped around 3:00 a.m.
During the trial, Crown Prosecutor Maria Nembhard-Santana presented evidence from 11 witnesses, including surveillance footage that helped establish Codd’s presence in the area.
Codd denied raping the woman, claiming instead that she had stolen his wallet and cellphone while he was urinating nearby. However, Justice Sylvester rejected his explanation, finding that he had fabricated the account to explain his presence at the scene.
Codd faces a minimum prison sentence of eight years, although the penalty for rape under Belizean law can extend to life imprisonment.
He remains on remand at the Belize Central Prison pending sentencing in February.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: The sentencing of 25-year-old Rupert Codd, who was found guilty of raping a woman on a picnic table outside the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH), has been postponed until February 11, 2027. Codd appeared before High Court Justice Derick F. Sylvester on Monday, November 9, expecting to be sentenced following
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