Over the weekend, former city councillor Deannie Requena was crashed into, attacked, stabbed and robbed after leaving the Belize Central prison after visiting her boyfriend. And, she alleged that one of them who attacked her is her boyfriend's brother!
While Requena survived the incident, the Compol says that their swift police response led them to detain the main suspect.
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"Well Ms Requena was visiting a friend in the Belize Central prison yesterday and while she was leaving the relative of the same friend that she visited attacked and stabbed her robbed her off $3000 and damage the four tires of her vehicle she was taken to the hospital treated and released and she gave a report to the police so the suspect is in custody and should be charged by now."
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"Was she receiving any threats prior to this incident?"
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"Not to our knowledge no."
Burton Claire and Kareem Allen have since been arrested and charged. Allen for for the Crime of *Aggravated Assault with a firearm* and *Theft* and Claire for *Use of Deadly Means of Harm* and *Wounding*
