Local News

A Belize City woman claims she was threatened with death by the father of her child.  Twenty one year old Layla Fuentes reported to police that on Tuesday afternoon she went to the home of twenty year old Patrick Jones to collect money for her daughter.  Fuentes says that when she got to Jones’ house on Banak Street, the young man pointed a black revolver at her and threatened to kill her. Fuentes says that Jones then punched her on her face and knocked her on her head with a stone causing a cut wound.  Police have since detained Patrick Jones pending the outcome of their ongoing investigation.