Espat and Brown were remanded to the Belize Central Prison until December 28, 2023.
But, as you heard, their attorney says they should never have been charged. And so does Espat's sister, Stephanie. She says she was with him in Chetumal on Sunday night when the murder occurred.
Stephanie Espat, Christian Espat's Sister
"I am not only a witness to the cruelty that has been happening with Christian Espat, but also a witness stating that he was, I was with him the night the murder occurred. Sadly it is a tragic thing that happened but he is innocent in all of this because it was not only one or two people that were with him, there were around five people that were with him that night that can state that he was at Chetumal. We were there with him for the hospital and we were at the hotel with him. We were even eating pizza the night that everything happened. My condolences to the family, but my brother is innocent in all of this that is happening. Even today the injustice that's been happening with the police, they didn't even tell us that they were bringing him to the magistrates court in Belize, we had to arrive late around 11 when he was already carried out to Hattieville because nobody wants to give us any information."
His attorney for the Belize City court appearance was also not informed and was not there for the arraignment.
