In November, San Pedro resident Sabela Brakeman was taken from her room and beaten by her estranged husband. She recounted how he took her on a jet ski to Caye Caulker, where she managed to escape and seek help from the Caye Caulker Police. Nearly a month has passed since the incident, and Brakeman still needs funds for surgeries to repair her teeth and broken cheekbone. Today, she told us over the phone that she has a doctor’s appointment tomorrow to set a date for the surgery.
“Some people assist with donations. I had some friends who did a barbecue fundraising for me in San Pedro, which didn’t come out the way my friends expected, but they did manage to fundraise something for me. So, with that money that I got, I will do my surgery and see how it goes. I do want to get justice because then I care about my life. Like right now, I’m traveling to see a doctor. What if he tries to hurt me or he’s somewhere nearby. So that’s the reason I really would want they catch him before he tries to do me something.”
