In Belmopan Magistrate's Court police today formally charged 26-year-old Josefa Choc for the murder of her common-law husband 26-year-old Police Constable Benedicto Salam.
Choc allegedly shot Salam twice in the back with his.38 service revolver on Sunday evening in their home in the Las Flores sub-section of Belmopan. After he was shot, Salam was found slouched over the railing of his verandah with his cell phone clutched in his hands. Police have yet to determine a motive but family members told 7NEWS the couple had problems. A post mortem certified that Salam died of hypovolemic shock from the gunshot. Choc is sitting in jail tonight on remand. Salam who was attached to the Anti-Drug Unit will be buried in his home village of San Antonio, Toledo tomorrow with full police honors. The couple's 3-year-old daughter is staying with Salam's family.
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