Cayo man charged for assaulting wife

Four days after students and survivors took to streets of Belize City to march against domestic violence there is another disturbing case to report, this time from the Cayo District. According to police, forty-three year old Jesus Lobos has been arrested and charged with assault after officers intercepted him looking for his wife, armed with a machete. According to Officer in Charge of San Ignacio, Senior superintendent David Henderson, during a Saturday night public meeting with Georgeville Village residents a twenty-five year old woman reported that she had just been assaulted by her common law husband. When Henderson and his deputy went to investigate they found Lobos on his way to the same meeting. He has since been remanded to Hattieville Prison. Henderson and his team were in Georgeville to address the villagers’ concerns on a number of issues including gang violence and community watches.