Police Investing Case of Sexual Assault

Police are investigating an alleged case of sexual assault in northern Belize that was reported earlier this week. On Wednesday night, a woman reportedly awoke to a disturbance in her home and was quickly met with an unknown man wielding a knife. She claims that he proceeded to hold the knife to her throat, threatening to kill her if she made a sound. The woman told police that she pleaded for the man to not rape her as she was menstruating, but he allegedly proceeded to remove her tampon and sexually assaulted her. We await an official police report for further details.