Daughter of Murder Victim says no more violence
russel neal
Lord Ridge caretaker, Russel Neal, was well loved. According to friends and family members, he was a kind man. Testimonials were given by others whom he gave shelter when they were homeless or money from his pockets when they were hungry. That is what Melanie Belisle, Neal’s girlfriend said today following his murder on Tuesday night. But News Five also spoke to Neal’s step son and his daughter who are mourning and say their mother and siblings had nothing to do with his death. In fact, life will be much harder without him around and they don’t want any more violence.
Jose Sanchez, Reporting
The murder of Russel Neal, the caretaker of the Lord Ridge Cemetery was untimely. Neal’s girlfriend, who was with him in his home on Neal Pen Road, recounted the last few minutes of his life.
Melanie Belisle, Girlfriend of Russel Neal
“We watched movies, we made a pallet, laid down, watched a few movies and everything and fell asleep. Around maybe minutes to one or maybe a little bit after one, we heard a loud sound which woke us up. I went into the room, the noise stopped so he kinda peeked around the door. He couldn’t see anything, he walked towards the room, a few minutes later he went towards the window in the kitchen, peaked out the window and I heard glass break. I didn’t hear a gunshot, I just heard glass break and he said he had gotten shot. He came into the room stumbled a little and fell to the floor. I grabbed a towel and I started applying pressure and told him to hold it so I can call 911.”
Since the incident occurred, accusations have been made against the sons of Bernadette Iguarto. Iguarto has one child with Neal. Her son said today that he spoke to Neal after the incident with his mother, but he had nothing to do with his death.
Voice of: Son of Bernadette Iguarto
“I left Russel, pick up di bike from out ah Carter’s. weh di man name weh own di cement shop? Mr. Rosado mi deh right deh di sit down, he and one ah ih workman. Ih workman deh dah di door and he deh more inna di shop and he sit down and di watch me di talk to Russel. I neva got no knife, no gun. I neva gone inna no yard. I stand up pan di street side; me and di next young man sit down pan di street side and talk to Russel; no quarrel, no hand point, no cussing, no threaten words or nothing we tell dah man. When we done wid dat Russel look pan me and tell me bwai I wah turn een myself. We ride off, we get di bike and we ride off and dat dah it. Later inna di night, I hear my lee sista bawl out holla dehn shot ih pah. Dehn time I deh inna my bed di sleep. So when she bawl and seh dehn shot ih pah, lee bit after dat three CIB come and Russel wife come inna di CIB. Dehn got upstairs and talk to my ma cause dah me hold di dog fi dehn mek dehn come een and gone talk to my ma.”
Bernadette and one of her sons have been locked up. No one feels the pain more than Rochlee Neal since it’s her father who was murdered and her mother is locked up.
Rochlee Neal, Daughter of Russel Neal
“My ma and my bredda dehn noh know nothing bout dat. My ma and my bredda dehn noh know nothing bout how my pa dead. My pa have problem money transaction wid people; my bredda dehn noh know nothing bout dat. I noh know why dehn hold my bredda and why dehn hold my ma. My bredda, dah one whe dehn hold neva gone dah no cemetery. Dah my bigga bredda and one ah fi he friend gone. I noh weh my older bredda wah get gun from. Weh he wah get gun from? Weh my wah get two-fifty from fi pay fi dehn kill my pah. Weh ih wah get dat from? Why my ma wah pay fi dehn kill my pah when we noh have nothing home fi eat nuff days dah my pah have to give we. Why my ma wah do dat fah? When my pah get shot, my ma noh know nothing. None ah we no know nothing when my pah get shot. Dah somebody else call and seh my pa get shot.”
Jose Sanchez
He even helped the homeless. Some people may feel so offended they may want revenge and maybe wrongfully so. What is it that you want to see come out of this entire situation? We can’t bring him back.”
Rochlee Neal
“We noh want no revenge. I dah ih daughter and I di seh we noh want no revenge. We just want police do wah proper investigation because my bredda dehn noh got nothing fi do wid dat. Weh my bredda wah want hurt my pa fah when we noh got nothing home and he noh got fi give we dah my pa we have to go.”
Reporting for News Five, Jose Sanchez.
For clarification purposes, Neal’s wife, the woman who showed up at Iguarto’s residence, is a police officer. Bernadette Iguarto has one child, Rochlee with Neal, and Melanie Belisle is an old girlfriend who returned from the United States three months ago.
What a tough position for this 14 year old to be in. No matter who killed her father, she pays the price.
$250.00 for a life? How the hell does a 14 year old know how much it costs to put a contract out on someone. She does an excellent job as an advocate for her mother & brothers, too bad these people could not work together to get along so that they could see how bright her light could shine.
This is messed up! How dem no care bout human life…an older hard working man gone…RIP Mr. Neal
This lady whom ever she is is stupid to mastermind something of this magnitude knowing that she had a kid by this man.What is going to happen to the kid ?Who is she going to get a hundered dollars from now?What a idiot.
my name is zulu, i am the son in law of mr. neal , but who all know him and love him call him WENO.I still cant believe this weno was one of the nicest people i know, he always showed me love.he made me fall in love with belize from the first time i came there , everybody liked weno i seen him go in his pocket many times and give people money who was hungry or needed anything. I used to say why u give them bums money ,and he say you never know that could be me and i would want somebody to give me to. thats the kinda man i knew and loved….and who ever killed him….i hope u …. burn in hell ……..because we coming to belize soon………….
the threat this lady made verbally to this old guy is realy concerning, “maybe ” it’s not her sons who did it BUT she might have playeda role in the execution on this old working guy. i mean it a $50.00 maybe a spranghead would kill anybody worst a wellknown guy like Mr. Russel. I plead the crime branch to please investigate this crime fully, this guy was threaten before his death so automatically this lady had something do to with his death, i don’t believe it was robbery since they never stole nothing ,it was exaclty execution and the killer/s left the house. we need to report every threat that is being donwe to any individual and not take things for granted like this one. Please show the pic of the lady mein.
zulu.. never praise a man until he’s dead u idiot.. give praise and thanks when he’s alive..
my name is george usher russell neal was my best friend i go to belize everyyear three weeks i saw weno riding abike on freetown rd oue base we coud not speak to each other long because he riding away from but he did tell that he hear that i moving back to belize and he not wait we use to football in crazy house yard with thecrazy man he can never be replace he will always be a giant i go to belize ever year how willable to enjoy belize russell had it all made i spoke to himl last year and told george ive got the best job in the world when talk my people they dont talk back to me iwas so luckies guy in world i got chance to go to mr peters funeral my good friend its a pitty who did not get achance meet the wine i am very very very very very sorry i cant be there for the funeral love harry shaw from norman arthur earl gilroy rose carlton allanlucllegeorge reginald anthony ramie walbone arlinton shorty clark bill clark leroy hardman life will never be the same when to roll is call upyonder you will to belizegovement please yes we can there is not lot of black poeple feft in belize st0p it now it gonna be hard for me to come to belize mr dean barrow please big dog stop it mike fennegan weno is in our age group stop it dog
okay ppl..
lets take a note here…
zulu made a threat in his comment there so if anybody goes missing blame zulu….
George, we have lost at least three from your generation who returned home to live. All 3 were murdered & like this one, no one is being punished. Two were from your side of town.
The PM will be in our yard this weekend, show up, voice your concerns.
i met mr. neal last september when i was down there, he was so nice in helping me locate my great-grandmother’s grave site. he took time out of his busy day to help me. he was a very nice man. its always amazing how one impression can last a life time. rip mr. neal.
At least ONE PERSON came forward and told the media about the argument and threats hurled at Weeno by the mother of his last child……HOURS later, he was killed!!!!
Well, no eye witnesses…..so, we all knows what that means…..
Another MURDERER BITES THE DUST AND GETS AWAY!!!
This is a norm in Belize now-a-days!!!