Last night, we told you about the Sunday evening murder of 28-year-old Aldo Cowo, the resident of Corozal Town. Tonight, police have announced that they have made a swift arrest in this case.
The accused has been identified as 32-year-old Abel Cowo, a resident of Xaibe Village in the Corozal District. Cowo, who is a distant relative of the victim victim, has been charged with murder.
As we reported, at around 4 o'clock that evening, Aldo Cowo was at his family's residence in the Baeza Layout area of Corozal. They were seated outside their home, in the company of a 5-year-old child. It is unclear why Cowo was gunned down, but reports are that a gunman emerged from the bushes and shot Cowo down right in front of his mother. She witnessed the execution of her son, up until the moment he took his last breath, and she shouted in grief at the gunman who shot him.
