Corozal Police have no suspects and no leads into the murder of 57 year-old Canadian Patricia Lynn Nichiporowich, and they are hoping that the public will assist them to bring charges against persons for it.
As we told you, on last week Tuesday, the retiree was found stabbed to death inside house she was renting in Consejo Village in the Corozal District. None of her expensive valuables were stolen, but police believe that the killer or killers where there to rob her. They suspect that the only reason nothing was taken was because the neighbors heard the commotion and responded in time to scare the culprits off.
Last week, investigators had one person detained for questioning, but that man has already been released. The mostly expatriate community has been shaken by the Nichiporowich murder, and they've been working with police as recently as this afternoon to devise a better response system to prevent a reoccurrence.
And in an update to the other murder we told you about last week, Belmopan police continue to investigate who stabbed 47 year-old taxi driver Orlando Smith to death. No charges have been laid yet, but police say that they have persons of interest, and they they are seeking advice of the Office of the DPP.
In news indirectly related to that investigation, Roaring Creek residents Ruth Jones and George Hyde, seen here, were arraigned in Belmopan Magistrate's Court for perjury today. Police say that these persons were interviewed and they gave written statements with false information in an effort to stall investigators working on Smith's case.
And in another update from last week's news: the four Guatemalan professionals, comprising three engineers and a lawyer were sent to prison last week after they were arraigned for the possession of eight live rounds of ammunition after being caught at the Benque Viejo border last week Wednesday. All of them pleaded not guilty, explaining that it was an oversight and they had a gun license in Guatemala. Still, there's no bail for firearm charges so all four, including a female were placed on remand.
