Sand Hill Family Found Guilty of Attempted Murder

A family of three, including a mother, her daughter and son, has been found guilty of attempted murder.  The decision was returned by a jury of seven.  Sixty-eight-year-old Irene Budd, her daughter Ormencia Pou-Swift, and thirty-four year-old Aaron Fuentes appeared before the Justice Nigel Pilgrim two weeks ago.  It is alleged that on September fourth, 2011, Fuentes and Blair got into an altercation in Sand Hill Village.  During the incident, Fuentes left and returned with a machete and chopped Blair on his hand, severing his pinky finger.  It is further alleged that Irene Budd, armed with an iron bar, struck Blair several times to the body, while her daughter ripped out Blair’s left eye with her finger.  The trio has been remanded to the Belize Central Prison until May thirty-first, when mitigation pleas will be heard on their behalf.