Paul Moro Charged for Stabbing Friend Over Liquor

Tonight, twenty-nine-year-old Paul Moro, a construction worker with no fixed address, is fortunate to be home and not back in police custody. Moro was found with a three-and-a-half-inch blade, believed to be the knife used to stab his friend. He told the court he’s currently staying with someone on Racoon Street in Belize City but doesn’t live there permanently. Moro faced a single charge of possessing an article with a blade. Police reported that on Saturday, December fourteenth, 2024, he unlawfully carried the blade. Moro pleaded guilty and agreed with the facts presented in court. As a result, he received a non-custodial sentence: a fine of two hundred dollars, plus a five-dollar court cost, payable by January twenty-ninth, 2025. If he fails to pay, he faces two months in prison. Additionally, he had to settle a two hundred- and thirty-five-dollar debt to the court before being released. Police detained Moro around 9:30 p.m. after an altercation in which his friend was injured with the same blade found in Moro’s bag. After his arraignment, a close friend of Moro shared that the incident was not as reported. She explained that Moro and his friend were socializing and drinking when police approached them. To avoid trouble, Moro put their bottle of liquor in his pocket and walked away. His friend then punched him in the face, leading to a scuffle where Moro was jumped by all the men present. In self-defense, he stabbed his friend.