Hattieville man charged for rape
In crime news, a man detained by police for the alleged rape of a fifteen year old Belize City girl has been charged with that crime. He is twenty-six year old Rudolph Smith of West Street in Hattieville. The girl told police that early Monday morning a man she knew as a friend of her stepfather entered her bedroom, held a knife to her neck and forced her to engage in intercourse with him. Smith has also been charged with burglary, arising from the same incident.
