Minor Faces Murder Charge in Shocking Barroom Execution

A shocking act of violence involving a minor has now moved into the courts. Police have charged a sixteen-year-old boy with the murder of thirty-four-year-old mother of three, Salma Funez, who was gunned down inside a Belize City bar on May seventh.

The teenager also faces two counts of attempted murder tied to that same incident. Investigators say the Lord’s Bank resident didn’t just act, he came armed with a stolen weapon, allegedly taken from his father’s employer. Here’s more from Assistant Superintendent Stacy Smith.

 

ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer

“What I will say is that the information so far is not as definitive for me to say that there was mutual acknowledgement of a relationship between the two parties. However, that is an aspect being reviewed. I believe that what I was advised was that a damaged cellphone was recovered. On the last occasion I also shared that a firearm was discovered and we have since been able to establish that the firearm is the property of a license gun holder and the property of an individual who the child’s father worked for and it is believed that he gained access to that firearm by entering the room and somehow accessing the safe to enable him to remove the firearm. So additional charges in relation to the firearm offence are expected to also be brought against him.”

 

Police investigation into this matter continues as additional charges are expected to be brought against the minor.

 

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