Body found on feeder road in Benque

Police are following leads in the death of a man whose lifeless body was found in a pool of blood on a feeder road about a quarter mile from the George Price Boulevard in Benque Viejo Del Carmen. This morning police visited the site where they found the body of Felix Enriquez Martinez, a resident of the Santa Cruz Area of Benque Viejo. Initial investigations show that Martinez was last seen around seven Wednesday night when he was in a fight with an unidentified man. News Five spoke to Officer in Charge, Superintendent Dezerie Phillips who told us more.

Supt. Dezerie Phillips, O.C., Benque Viejo del Carmen
“Acting upon information received, Benque Viejo police visited a feeder road at about a quarter mile south of Benque Viejo Town from George Price Boulevard where the lifeless body of a male person was seen lying on the side in a pool of blood with what appeared to be a single gun shot wound to the left side of his face. The body was transported to the San Ignacio Town Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. A post mortem examination is scheduled for tomorrow.”

Duane Moody
“Miss Phillips, who found the body?”

Supt. Dezerie Phillips
“The body was discovered by a person who was passing the area to go and do his routine chores on his farm. The feeder road is considered also as a farm road. People traffic that area to go to their respective farms.”

Duane Moody
“Has there been anyone suspected for this murder?”

Supt. Dezerie Phillips
“Well, we are interviewing a number of persons. We have recorded several statements and the investigation is pretty young.”