Toxicology Results from Royal Kahal Resort Due in One Week 

It’s been over a month since the tragic discovery of the bodies of three American tourists in their hotel suite in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. The initial test of the room found no trace of carbon monoxide, but this conflicts with a report from Massachusetts last week. Today, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams announced that Belizean authorities have decided a second round of tests is necessary. This decision comes after another complaint surfaced about a previous guest experiencing carbon monoxide issues in the same suite. Williams emphasized that the case remains a death investigation pending the autopsy report. 

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“We had a meeting whereby we had a representative from the police. We have, we had from the fire department, the environment, and even from the Minister of Health. And it was agreed that a second round of testing be done at the hotel. This was after we had received reports from some previous guests at the hotel who had indicated that while they were there, they had done some tests with their own carbon monoxide test and they had detected carbon monoxide. So it was agreed to go back in and do a second round of testing. And that was done. I am not sure yet what the result of that test is. We have not received a report from the fire department or the Department of Enrollment on the result of that test. Um, so we are waiting for that. I guess again, that was the reason why the hotel owner had closed the hotel to allow the investigators from police, fire, and enrollment to go in and conduct further testing if it is found that there was carbon monoxide in this room, can the hotel be. Criminally liable? No, that would be far within the civil domain. Um, I am hopeful that the, the result of the toxicology tests will be received within the next week or two, and that is going to give us some good guidance in terms of what may have led to the death of these three, three women. So I, I still don’t want to, to speculate at this time and await the result of the toxicology report.”