Police Still Investigating Death of Guillermo Martinez  

On Friday, we reported on Guillermo Martinez, whose body was discovered floating in the Dangriga River just a week after his release from Belize Central Prison. The circumstances surrounding Martinez’s death remain unclear, as police have yet to determine the cause of death or identify any suspects. Today, ACP Hilberto Romero shared the full police report with us.

 

ACP Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division

“On Friday the eighth day of November 2024, Dangriga police visited an area in Dangriga where they saw the lifeless body of a male person in the water the body was retrieved and he was identified as Guillermo Martinez of Dangriga. This person had been reported missing days prior and thereafter his body was found. We are awaiting a post-mortem examination to determine his cause of death.”

 

Reporter

“Were any injuries observed on the body?”

 

Hilberto Romero

“It is decomposed so we are waiting for the doctor to conduct the post-mortem.”