Last night we told you about the murder of a 28-year-old mother. It happened on Ambergris Caye where Marisela Gonzalez's body was found on the edge of the town dump, semi-nude and with a gunshot injury.
And tonight, her husband, David Gonzalez, has been charged with her murder.
Still, her family is making a plea for justice and asking for support from every San Pedrano.
In a facebook video post today her aunt lamented the fact that the family has yet to be allowed to prepare Marisela for burial. Cherissa Halsall translates:
Rosie Najaro Marroquin, Aunt of the deceased
"We're asking the people of San Pedro to please help us and support us in this case in which we've found ourselves. I'm Marisela's aunt. Marisela Gonzalez her husband was David Gonzalez and he's the one who committed this crime. He has already been detained but we need to (do something) with the body and the police don't want to move it and we want to know for what reason they don't want to move the body. The body is already very, very, very bad because we've been able to see it. I was able to see it on Monday at three in the afternoon. The body was already swollen, it's already at the point of decomposing. I don't understand why the police are taking so long supposedly looking for more evidence. What evidence? If they already have the evidence they already know who's responsible. I don't know who else they want to blame but we as a family ask the people of San Pedro for support in our quest for justice. We ask for there to be justice because it's not fair that Marisela's death goes unpunished. Give us justice because if not this will continue against women."
And this evening Marisela's family is hosting a drive-by vigil in her memory, and in solidarity with the fight against domestic violence and femicide. It started at 5:00 pm at Central Park.
