Guatemalan woman murdered on Northern Highway

In crime news, Belize City police are trying to piece together the circumstances surrounding what appears to be the murder of a Guatemalan woman. Although it was only reported on Monday, thirty six year old Dalila Martinez was admitted to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital around eleven twenty last Thursday night. According to police, she was found partially undressed and unconscious, in a swampy area around the Scotia Bank branch on the Northern Highway. According to medical authorities, they observed bruises and scratches over her body and swelling of her genital area. Martinez died on Sunday morning and it is not known if she was able to give police a description of her attacker. The police say they have no leads in the case and are continuing their investigation.