Another Charged In Connection with Brutal Double Murder

In connection with the brutal murders of Joel Andrews and Martin Sho, police have arrested and formally charged two men with two counts of murder each. Earlier this week, Ian Roy Herrera, a 22-year-old Belizean construction worker from Hattieville Village, was charged with murder. Today, investigators charged Blake Norman Lewis, a 25-year-old Belizean labourer from Belize District, with two counts of murder.

The victims, Joel Andrews and Martin Sho, were discovered on a farm near mile seventeen on the George Price Highway in October 2023, both suffering from chop wounds and gunshot injuries. The police were alerted to the scene following a tip about an aggravated burglary that escalated into a double homicide.

The investigation suggests that robbery was the primary motive behind the murders. It is believed that the suspects targeted Andrews, as his home was found ransacked and his firearm was likely stolen.