Family devastated as student Victor Pau, 21, stabbed dead on roadside

Victor Pau

In southern Belize, a twenty-one-year-old student was stabbed and killed in Independence Village. Several men attacked Victor Pau and stabbed him several times on Saturday night. His body was found early on Sunday morning. Police say they are questioning three men in connection with Pau’s killing. His family say they are devastated by his murder because he was an easy going, young member of the church. They say that he was sending himself to school and worked as a security guard in the night-time to pay for his studies. He was set to graduate from sixth form next year. Here’s what his niece had to say when we spoke with her via phone today.

On the Phone: Priscilla Bull, Niece of Deceased

“He left home after 10 in the night and from there until like six o’clock we knew that he was found dead.”

Andrea Polanco

“Was he going to like a party; going to meet up with anybody? Where was he going that night?”

On the Phone: Priscilla Bull

On the Phone: Priscilla Bull

“He was going to work, actually. He was the watchman by Computer Tech in Independence Village by the Park by Mr Perez business.”

Andrea Polanco

“So, he was heading to work but never made it there?”

On the Phone: Priscilla Bull

“No. He was like half-way there when they found him.”

Andrea Polanco

“Why would someone want to kill him?”

On the Phone: Priscilla Bull

“I don’t know. He nuh have any fault because he is not a bad person. He is respectful and everybody knows him like that, that he is very humble.”

Andrea Polanco

“Now, have you heard what happened? Did anyone see what happened to him?”

On the Phone: Priscilla Bull

“Well, according to rumors, they say that a passerby saw two men and he was struggling there.”

Andrea Polanco

“What do you think the motive is – why would these men attack and kill him? Did they want to rob him or he have any enemies that you don’t know about?”

On the Phone: Priscilla Bull

“Well, as far as we know, he doesn’t have any enemies.”

Andrea Polanco

“What was Victor doing; was he going to sixth form?”

On the Phone: Priscilla Bull

“ Yes. He was attending Independence Junior College. This was his second year. He was going to graduate this may.”

Andrea Polanco

“What was he studying in school?”

On the Phone: Priscilla Bull

“He was studying accounting.”

Andrea Polanco

So, he wanted to be an accountant?

On the Phone: Priscilla Bull

“Yes, that was his goal.”

Andrea Polanco

“So, he was sending himself to school as well?”

On the Phone: Priscilla Bull

“Yes. He worked hard to go to school.”

Andrea Polanco

“How are you all coping with this?”

On the Phone: Priscilla Bull

“It is sad and very shocking. We didn’t expect anything like this to happen; especially we are looking forward to this Christmas. He is either from church to home and home to school to work and back. We just want to see justice because they just took his life away.”