A hunting accident in the Corozal District has resulted in the death of a man from Libertad Village.
At around 6:00 last night, Jaime Jimenez went hunting with 2 companions a few miles outside of their village. One of Jimenez's friends mistook his movements in the bush for those of a wild animal and fatally wounded him.
Here's what the Head of the National Criminal Investigations Branch told the press this morning about this case:
ACP Joseph Myvett
"On yesterday's date sometime around 6pm police were called to the riverside in Libertad Village where they spoke with Erlindo Matura who reported to them that he along with Jaime Jimenez and another man had gone hunting six miles southwest of Libertad Village on a farm and upon reaching that area they went different directions and during the process, sometime after three p.m., Matura told police that he saw movements coming from within the bushes which he believed was a deer and as a result he fired a shot gun into that area and when he went to check he saw Jimenez on the ground bleeding. As a result, he and the other male person with whom he had gone hunting with were able to transport Jimenez out to Libertad, however it appeared that he had already died. Matura has since been taken into custody and his firearm has also been retrieved pending outcome of investigation."
Reporter
"What kind of charges Matura face?"
ACP Joseph Myvett
"At this point in time the evidence will be gathered and submitted to the office of the director of public prosecution in order for her to give a direction on the matter."
Matura is in police detention, and his licensed shotgun has been confiscated.
