Today a Guatemalan National, forty nine year old Henry Petillo died in Dangriga when he fell and hit his head. Petillo, a resident of Dangriga was outside a small store on St Vincent Street, when he was involved in a misunderstanding with another man. Reports are that during the misunderstanding Petillo was pushed and it caused him to fall to ground when he hit his head and died. One man has been detained and will likely be charged for manslaughter. Petillo was said to be living in Belize for many years and was in the process of getting his documents to become a Belizean. His body was taken to the Southern Regional Hospital and now awaits a post mortem.

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