Pregnant Woman is Arraigned for Stabbing Her Boyfriend During Domestic Row

There was an unreported violent incident between a man and his girlfriend in the village of Double Head Cabbage, Belize District, in May of this year. This morning, the twenty-one year old female, who is pregnant, was arraigned and remanded to prison until August thirtieth, 2016. Ernestine Noralez, aka “Queenie” appeared in the court room of Senior Magistrate, Sharon Fraser for attempted murder, use of deadly means of harm and dangerous harm upon Jordan Jones. He was stabbed once to the left side of his chest but survived the stabbing. Jones reported the incident to the police but now has a change of heart. After the arraignment of Noralez, Jones told News Five that his common-law-wife did not mean to hurt him and since expressed remorse. Jones went to court hoping to withdraw charges against her, but was informed that there is a procedure to follow.

Jordan Jones, Common-law-husband of Ernestine Noralez

Jordan Jones

“My girl neva mean stab me, she da the one weh I depend pahn right now because nobody from my family noh the help me, I just confuse.”

Reporter

“So you are saying in May? Tell us what happened in May.”

Jordan Jones

“I arrive at home the evening and I see she in the chair the sit down and I said what’s up babe and she look like she vex so she change her clothes and say she gwen head ahn me go shop. I went to put on clothes too and me and she lay down and I touch her and say what’s up babe and she stab me and she say that she neva mean stab me. And she carry me home tell my people and take me to the hospital and when I come out me and my people gahn through problem and my people they dash me out ah they house and from then Ms. Noralez, my wife she has been the one taking care of me. I have to go for a surgery Friday for my back but I can’t because nobody is here to assist me. She stabbed me one time in my chest.”

Reporter

“So now you don’t want any court action? Tell us what you want to see with this matter?”

Jordan Jones

“I wahn see my gyal come back out by my side, I need she and she is taking care of me, I can’t do any kind of work for the next two years so I need my girl.

Jones has sought the advice of an attorney to speed up the process so that Noralez can be released from prison.