Investigators Share Latest Details of Jeremiah Coc’s Murder

Police have charged two men, including a minor, in connection with the brutal killing of 29-year-old Jeremiah Coc, whose body was found with multiple chop wounds in the Indianville area of Punta Gorda Town on Friday, April 18.

On Monday, April 21, authorities formally arrested and jointly charged 27-year-old Belizean construction worker Axel Goevany Zetino and a 17-year-old Guatemalan national for murder.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero said Coc was out drinking with several individuals when a dispute broke out. “They were drinking, and they had some dispute. That is what led to the chopping incident.”

Coc, who had a chop wound to the neck among other injuries, was found dead around 9:00 a.m. on Mahogany Street. Romero confirmed that the accused and the victim knew each other. Both suspects are known to police.