Police find decomposed body in Progresso Village, Corozal

Published by BBN Staff at April 22, 2017

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Posted: Saturday, April 22, 2017. 1:03 p.m. CST.

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By BBN Staff: On Thursday, April 20 about 5:00 p.m., police visited an area about 31/2 miles southwest of Progresso Village, Corozal District where they saw the body of Baltazar Santos Lino, 44, a labourer of Progresso Village in an advance state of decomposition floating face down inside a well.

Elicio Lino, brother of the deceased reported to police that he went to look for his brother at the little island when he smelled a strong foul scent.

Lino found his brother floating face down inside a well.

Yesterday, a post mortem examination was conducted and the cause of death was certified to be neuro vascular truama to the neck.

Police are investigating.

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