Porfilio Nino Died from Force Trauma to the Head
Porfilio Nino
Four persons have been hauled in by police concerning the murder investigation of Porfilio Nino. A post mortem examination revealed that the sixty-five-year-old Valley of Peace resident died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head. His body was found in a shallow grave at around midday on Tuesday at his farm behind the Maya Mopan area of Belmopan. Nino was last seen on Saturday and his daughter, Llamira Rivas filed a missing persons report on Sunday after she was unable to locate him. A search party canvassed the area and later found the body. According to Rivas, her father was a well-liked person. She says that two persons committed the horrific murder and the motive, she believes, is in regards to monies owed to Nino.
Llamira Rivas, Daughter of Deceased [File: July 23rd, 2019]
“My dad told me something but I don’t want to give names. But two persons killed him.”
Hipolito Novelo
“Why would they want to injure or hurt him?”
Llamira Rivas
“One person owes him money.”
Hipolito Novelo
“Is it a substantial amount of money?”
Llamira Rivas
Llamira Rivas
“Yes, a lot.”
Hipolito Novelo
“The names you have given them to the police?”
Llamira Rivas
“I already because I found a letter.”
Hipolito Novelo
“What did the letter say or what do you mean a ‘letter’?”
Llamira Rivas
“It is saying that something happens to him make them arrest those three persons. He didn’t deserve to be killed like that. He was sixty-five years old and he was a good person. I will try my best to find the persons who killed my dad.”
Hipolito Novelo
“Would you forgive them?”
Llamira Rivas
“I don’t know, maybe. God will help me.”
