59 year-old Joseph Usher, a resident of Belize City, is in the intensive care unit at the KHMH after a man threw fuel on him and then lit him on fire
According to police, Usher was inside his sister's yard at the corner of Central American Boulevard and Antelope Street when an unknown assailant threw a bottle of fuel on him.
Before Usher could escape, the man then lit him on fire, and the assailant then ran off.
Usher was rushed to the KHMH, but he suffered severe burns to the head, back, chest, and both arms.
Usher is in the intensive care unit.
And finally tonight there is a report on a disturbing case of attempted kidnapping which happened this afternoon. According to reliable reports to our newsroom, a female claims to have been abducted by her ex-boyfriend - a taxi man - in Belize City. He was taking her up the highway and she jumped out of his moving vehicle and sustained injuries.
She received help from a concerned Belize City resident who then called the authorities, who then transported her to the KHMH.
This alleged assailant's vehicle was then located in an area off Faber's Road, where the police were investigating this afternoon.
Police Press Officer Fitzroy Yearwood confirmed to us this evening that they have a suspect detained for questioning.
