And from Bladen to Maya Center, a woman is dead and the police are still investigating whether it was foul play. Reports are that the woman allegedly jumped out of a moving vehicle - that's what the driver told police. But did he actually throw her out of the car? That's what the police are trying to find out. ASP Yearwood gave us the details.
ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department
"Sometime around 5:43p.m. on Sunday, police received information of a fatal traffic accident somewhere near the Maya Center Village and Kanantic junction. Officers responded to the area but when they got there, they couldn't establish any scene. When Dangriga police informed the other officers that was looking for the scene that a young lady, Iris Miranda was transported to the Southern Regional Hospital, with injuries to her head and body consistent with R.T.A., investigators went to the Southern Regional Hospital where they saw the lifeless body of Iris Miranda. We have since detained the driver of a Ford Escape, who was driving the vehicle, Manor Dubon, 41 years old, who allege that whilst traveling to that location Ms. Iris exited the vehicle while it was still in motion. We are investigating Ms. Miranda's death and treating it as a death investigation/homicide, until we can prove otherwise. I know that investigators have visited the scene that has since been explained to them and hopefully sometime during the day they can give me an update as to whether or not it was a fatal traffic accident or whether they suspect foul play."
