Lyndon Kelly Charged for Murder on San Pedro

Lyndon Kelly

Four days after a stabbing death on the island of San Pedro, a fisherman has been charged with murder. Thirty-two year old Linden Kelly, originally from Dangriga, was arraigned in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court this afternoon before Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith for the fatal stabbing of thirty-two year old Elton Polonio which took place on September eighth. There is information that the murder was a result of a love triangle. Polonio was injured during an alleged confrontation inside a hardware store on Angel Coral Street. After being stabbed, Polonio managed to make it on the street where he collapsed and died. Late Thursday evening, the body of Polonio was transported off the island into Belize City for a post-mortem.  Kelly was remanded into custody at the Belize Central Prison until January fifteenth, 2017.