Arrest Made in Gabourel Case: Accused tests Positive for COVID so Arraignment postponed
An arrest has been made in a case which caused public outrage this week. Today twenty-four year old Dane Gillett is facing the charge of murder in the death of fifteen year old Dwayne Gabourel last Saturday. Gabourel died on Monday morning. Police believe that Gillett was the trigger man who fired at Gabourel at a shop on the corner of Picstock Street and New Road. News Five’s Paul Lopez was outside the Belize City Magistrate Court this afternoon.
Paul Lopez, Reporting
Police arrested twenty four year old Dane Gillett for the murder of fifteen year old Dwayne Gabourel. Gillett was defiant outside the court today.
Paul Lopez
“Mr Gillett what you have to say for yourself?”
Dane Gillett
Dane Gillett, Accused Murderer
“About what bredda?”
Paul Lopez
“About this incident.”
Dane Gillett
“Watch pan me, I got dreads bredda. How the *bleep* I wah kill *bleep*wah man pan camera?”
Paul Lopez
“Sir, it is said you killed an innocent young man?”
Dane Gillett
“Deh could seh weh deh want. Deh could seh weh deh want. I know…”
Paul Lopez
“You didn’t do it?”
Dane Gillett
“No, I nuh do that bredda. Deh frame me.”
Paul Lopez
“Do you not feel any remorse for what happened?”
Dane Gillett
“I nuh do that. Weh the *bleep* I wah feel remorse fuh something weh I nuh do? *bleep*, I nuh do that bredda.”
This morning, the Commissioner of Police Chester Williams was asked if the Department believes it has an air tight case against Gillett.
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police.
“We are still investigating. We have enough where we have reached the point to charge. But, while we have the matter before the court there are certain things we still need to do, including requesting assistance from the FBI, through the US Embassy, to enhance certain video footages for us.”
Gillett was handed his charge for murder just before three p.m. this evening, while being arraigned for a separate, aggravated assault charge. According to Commissioner Williams, Gillett was swabbed before he was taken to court, but when it was later confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19, his arraignment had to be postponed until he recovers from the virus. However, despite his positive status, Gillett was transported in the back of a police van along with seven men. He was taken to the Belize Central Prison, Kolbe Foundation where he will be placed on isolation.
Dane Gillett
“I nuh do that bredda. Deh frame me.”
Paul Lopez
“Do you not feel any remorse for what happened?”
Dane Gillett
“I nuh do that. Weh the *bleep* I wah feel remorse fuh something weh I nuh do? *bleep*, I nuh do that bredda.”
Reporting for News Five, I am Paul Lopez.
Gillett’s mother took to social media to say that her son is innocent. She asserts that her son was with family when Gabourel was murdered.
