Young man and minor charged for murder

Published by BBN Staff at July 4, 2018

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Posted: Wednesday, July 4, 2018. 4:43 p.m. CST.

By BBN Staff: Police have detained and charged two persons for the murder of 42-year-old Eleazar Chan that happened in Corozal village, Corozal District in April 2018.

Today, nineteen-year-old Ronaldo Marin and a fifteen-year-old minor were charged for the murder.

Chan was reported missing on April 1, 2018, and the following day, his body was found in a hammock wrapped up in garbage bags in a canefield just outside Corozal Village.

The on-site post-mortem examination revealed the cause of death to be trauma to the face and bronchial asphyxiation.

The post-mortem also concluded that the trauma was caused by a blunt object.

It is also interesting to note that on Saturday, June 30, 2018, BBN reported that a gun belonging to Chan was found in an abandoned house in San Jose Village, Orange Walk.

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