And while Kyle's family did not want to comment - the commissioner of police filled in the blanks today. He explained that the tragedy of her death started revealing itself on Saturday morning when police responded to a report that her boyfriend Jaquan Smith had been in an accident near the San Pedro village junction:
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"He was taken to the Corozal Community Hospital where he received medical treatment and there the police learned that his wife has been murdered. Police eventually detained him and he was taken to the Corozal police station while police had gone to his home in Libertad to investigate."
"Upon police arrival there, the lifeless body of his wife was found inside the home and police also found a shallow grave that was being dug and believe it was dug with the intent of disposing of the body of his wife."
"He eventually told the police that someone had gone into the home and killed his wife and he was trying to bury the body before instead of reporting it to the police. Nonetheless, the police did not buy that story."
"All indications were that he was the one who actually killed his wife. The investigation was ongoing and this morning the police went to clean the cellblock and the male prisoner was still in custody alive and well and the police eventually left to go and retrieve the prisoner food and return 10 minutes later. Upon their return they found him hanging from the bar of the cell with his long pants that he was wearing at the particular time and so we are currently dealing with that matter now as a case of suicide."
"At this time we don't see anything wrong that the police would have done or any negligence on their part because cellblock checks are normally done every half an hour and for them to have checked 10 minutes prior and he was alive and well and they only went to get the prisoner food and came back and found him hanging, I really don't see how we could hold the police officers accountable for that."
Jules Vasquez
"What have officers said about his state of mind or apparent state of mind?"
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"Well from what I'm getting there was nothing to indicate that he would have committed suicide, but part of the protocol that we normally do is to make sure that whenever we have a prisoner in custody, whether there is signs of them wanting to commit suicide or not, we would normally take away items from them that they believe they can use to commit suicide. So like a shoelace, a belt, or anything of that sort. But we cannot go to the extent of removing a person clothes, clothing that would be tantamount to cruel and humane treatment so."
Jules Vasquez
"Isn't it factual however that he has already tried to harm himself by getting into the accident which as I understand it was a deliberate act on his part?"
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police_
"Well I can't see the accident deliberate on his part."
