Woman Drowns in Chunox; Husband Facing Charges

A woman is dead and her husband could be charged for her death. The husband is 51 year old Octaviano Pech -the principal at the Chunox R.C. School in Chunox. Yesterday afternoon between 2:30 and 2:45, Pech was driving his red Toyota 4 Runner enroute to Corozal Town. Pech says that he drove onto the ferry but when tried to apply brakes – it failed – sending the vehicle into the river.

It was a deep plunge and while Pech was able to get out, his wife 50 year old Lecocadio Mesh was trapped inside and drowned. Her body was taken to the Corozal Town Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Pech has been served with a notice of intended prosecution.