By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): A farmer has reported the theft of 39 sheep and equipment valued at more than $35,000 from his farm in the Millers Bight area near Carmelita Village, Orange Walk.
According to the report, the farmer received a call from his stepfather, who serves as watchman on the property, around 4am on Thursday. The watchman told him three men had entered the farm.
One of the men pointed a firearm at the watchman, who was then tied by his hands and feet.
When the farmer arrived, he found a sheep motionless on the road with its throat cut. At the entrance to his farm he found three more sheep in the same condition.
Checks on the property revealed 39 sheep missing, valued at $950 each, for a total of $34,200.
Also taken from inside the Mennonite style house on the farm were an orange hand spotlight, a blue hammock and an impact set, bringing the total loss to $35,540.
The scene has been photographed. One man is wanted and the matter is under investigation.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): A farmer has reported the theft of 39 sheep and equipment valued at more than $35,000 from his farm in the Millers Bight area near Carmelita Village, Orange Walk. According to the report, the farmer received a call from his stepfather, who serves as watchman on the property, around
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