Domestic Dispute Turns Violent; Mother and Son Charged n Brutal Attack

A domestic dispute turned violent over the weekend, leaving a woman hospitalized and a mother and son behind bars on attempted‑murder charges. Thirty‑eight‑year‑old Prunella White and her nineteen‑year‑old son, Jermaine Belisle, were arraigned today in Belize City. Police say the pair attacked White’s girlfriend, thirty-six‑year‑old Samira Gentle, during an argument at their Central American Boulevard home early Sunday morning. According to investigators, White allegedly chopped Gentle with a machete while Belisle stabbed her with a knife. Gentle was rushed to the KHMH in critical condition with multiple wounds. Because of the seriousness of the charges, no plea was taken and no bail was offered. Both were remanded to the Belize Central Prison until February twenty-fifth. Police say White later turned herself in and admitted in a recorded interview that she chopped Gentle. A knife, a machete, and blood samples were collected from the scene as evidence.