And a man was also arrested over the weekend for arson. Reports are that he lit his relative's house on fire while he and his children slept inside. According to Yearwood, he was charged this past Saturday.
ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department
"Police have made an arrest on 14th January on an arson. I know that these persons were officially charged after advice from the DPP office - Miguel Bo, 42 years was charged for the crime of arson and this stem from a report from Francisco Bo, a 44 year-old farmer where he is alleging that he was asleep where with his 2 sons in their residence and they began shouting that the house was on fire. He is saying that when he got up, the east portion of the thatch house was completely engulfed in flames. The value of that house is $12,000. We detained Miguel Bo and like I said he has since been charged."
Reporter
"Is he a relative to Francisco?"
ASP Fitzroy Yearwood
"I cannot confirm, but I do believe because they have the same surnames. In the official report it does not say if they are related."
