And the unusual circumstances surrounding Young's sudden end has the police classifying this case as a sudden death. According to the communications officer, ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, they're waiting for the postmortem to determine whether it could be considered a murder. But even without that exam, reports are that the victim's mother doesn't want to press charges - but the police say it's not up to her to decide.
ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department
"He was complaining of pain to the head and then eventually he began to experience over the days, problems with pains to his stomach. He was admitted at the Belize Medical Associates and he was being attended to by doctors on Christmas Eve when became motionless. So of course the hospital authorities notified police because of the nature of his injury and the investigators picked it up from there."
"We are not certain as yet what the charges will be if any will be levied against the brother, but based on the results of the post-mortem we will know which direction the investigation will go. With all due respect to the mother that is her wishes, but we owe it to the state to investigate the loss of anybody's life regardless if it's at the hands of your parents or your sibling. A life has been lost and based on the outcome of our investigation will determine whether or not he will be charged. The mother cannot make that decision on behalf of the deceased, because it is now a state matter and we represent the victim in this case."
If police do establish that it was a murder or some foul play, it would be the 11th minor who met a violent end in 2021.
