Woman says she was abducted by her ex-boyfriend, a cop
A thirty-four year old woman claims she was abducted by her ex-boyfriend, police officer Dennis Card this past weekend. This is the same woman, who for months has been alleging that she’s been the victim of abuse by her ex, and that police have not acted on her complaints. Traumatized and still afraid of her ex, Leanora Rhaburn, a resident of Antelope Street, says she was kidnapped on Friday evening while standing on Central American Boulevard talking to a female friend. For three days Rhaburn says she was held against her will with no food or proper shelter in an undisclosed area believed to be near the Hattieville Prison. She was bound and beaten until she told her abductor on record that she would drop a court case against him. When we spoke to Rhaburn at the K.H.M.H., she said that the relationship with the police officer went sour when she made a report to Raccoon Street Police that Card had stolen several items from the department. Rhaburn further states that the painful incident follows a series of restraining orders against Card with whom she had a longstanding relationship.
Voice of: Leanora Rhaburn, Kidnapping Victim
“I mih deh pan di boulevard with wah friend and we was waiting to ketch bus and den afta dat wah black car haul up side ah we and ask me if I could em, my boyfriend peep through the window and ask if I could please come inna di car and spoke to him. So I asked him bout what and he said concerning the court case. So I leff my friend pan di sidewalk and I gaan inna di vehicle and I gaan talk to he. He promise me he noh mih ah drive off but he still drive off inna di car wid me. Dehn time yo mi have me, he and two next other person in the vehicle. Soh while we di go he seh dat how he ah ker mi da wah place weh me and he could talk about our court case. So I went with him. When I went with him he drive with me up the road pan the Western Highway. We pass the police check point and we gaan more, when we gaan lee more dehn stop and then one ah the guy come outta di vehicle, come dah back weh pahme and Dennis Card, Mr. Card mih deh and he blindfold me and tie my hand dah back.”
Isani Cayetano
“You mentioned a case that you guys were supposed to have a discussion concerning a case. Can you speak to us a bit about that case?”
Voice of: Leanora Rhaburn
“Yes. Weh happen em I mih find out that he was thieving, that he mih di thief thing from the Police Department and when I discovered that I went to Internal Affairs and I speak to Mr. Medina about it and I had the stuff them in my bag. So when I reached to Internal Affairs and dehn mek I talk to this man Mr. Medina he ask me weh dah di problem. I tell he I come report wa police officer cause I tell ah that how he di physical abuse me and attack me and thing so he ask me why and I tek out the things them from outta my bag and I put it pan di table and I tell ah Mr. Medina these are the stuff that Dennis Card has stole from the Police Department. So he tell me that mek I wait and me he tek a statement from me and dehn wah get to the bottom ah it and up to today day sir they’re not doing anything about it. This guy keeps harassing me, attack me. He almost raped me twice. He almost take his life twice and blame it on me. I went back to Internal Affairs and I speak to Mr. Medina and up to today day he is not doing anything. When the guy find me this morning I called the Police Department and up to today day a police is not out here yet.”
Isani Cayetano
“Go back a bit to where you were able to escape from your abductors.”
Voice of: Leanora Rhaburn
“Weh happen he left me with this guy to take care of me and the guy drop asleep. So when the guy drop asleep I start to loose off myself and I mih sih wah knife with him and so weh I do I try get the knife and while I mih di get the knife he wake up and when he wake up we start to fight. So when we start to fight I noh know if I mih frighten or what but I end up stab him. I noh know if I catch him in the leg or ih side but I know I stab him. So weh happen when I stab him I just drop the knife and I run, run, run, escape and then I come out through wah road and when I come out through the road I drop down and I noh know, I just come this morning and I find myself inna di hospital. Wah guy bring me in.”
Rhaburn said despite numerous calls to the Police Department no one has come to her aid in apprehending the cop for this incident or for previous abuse.
Ms Rhaburn , God was with you or you would not be here to tell this tale. In the future, do not negotiate with an abusive A-hole. If he wants to beat you, let him do it on the street in front of witnesses, don’t be reasonable or ashamed, if you can-RUN & scream.
From all indication Officer Medina did his job, he took a report & Card is being prosecuted. Card should have been or may be on restricted duty or administrative leave but he did not kidnap her as a Police Officer, he was behaving in a manner that was familiar to her: an abusive boyfriend & should be treated as such.
Ms. Rhaburn ……… DESERVES A MEDAL …………… of some kind.
Its amazing that the police is not doing anything to assist this woman. The police is looking out for one of there own. That woman could have been killed and raped and no one not even the people who should help is helping her.
leanora, you took out a restraining order against the animal for abusing you, and then you still accepted his invitation to have a discussion in his car over a matter that should be between you and the court. You are sending him the message that a restraining order can be broken, and should not be be respected in any form or shape and I find your willingness to entertained your abuser in a car is somewhat disturbing to me, you presented no fear upon entering his car, so can this be an abduction. Women need to learn how to show some respect for the restraining order as well.
Further, i am happy for you that this situation did not ended with a loss of life, and that you made good your escape to live another day, and shre your story.
For all women out there in Belize, when the police department will not listen, or take your reports on physical abuse and rape on a very critical base, go to the media with names and adresses, because the police, the women beater, and child rapist in Belize need to be seen for what they really are.
1) The animal broke the restraining order law.
2) The animal kept a woman tied up against her will. (No abduction occured, she willing entered the car)
3) The animal stole items from his job.
what else do the police need for an actual arrest of this animal, a murder?
evidence proved that solving murders in Belize is way beyond the police department intellectual skills.
That sound s like a movie I watch on Sci Fi, let me enlighten you people about what Leonora Stevens is all about. She is nothing but a pathologiocal lier. She actually gave a statement against one of her ex lovers stating that the guy killed a next guy. The poor guy went to jail remanded and it was not until the Preliminar Inquiry that it was found out that the statement Leonora gave was malicious. The poor guys mother and sister died when he was in prison. She also gave another statement against another one of her lovers, she stated that the guy pulled gun on her robbed her and raped her. Investigations showed that it was all fabricated. People know Leonora Rhaburn or Stevens in Belize City as a con artist, I am just sorry that the poor young officer got involved with her.
I am happy for her that she came out this scary situation with her life…but if you have a RESTRAINING ORDER against this man, why are you even communicating with him? Her first mistake was getting in that car with her ex, should have never done that…that’s a NO-NO especially if you have a court order out against this man. She is to some extent entertaining this creep with his foolishness. By her having conversations with her ex, sends a message to him that he can come around her and do what he pleases despite a restraining order. C’mon Ms Rhaburn…u need to be stronger & wiser in these sort of situations.
If this police officer could treat his own woman this way….imagine what he would do to me and you the unknown. The police department need to hire professional people to investigate these incidents against their own officers. Some policemen think that they are the LAW…….. and the sad part is that their friends and other police collegues are as guilty as them when they tolerate them in wrong doing. This woman needs protection. She need to change her life and relocate….leave your job and your home……and protect yourself. Many abused women don’t know that there are agencies in Belize that can help them escape abuse but they don’t want to willingly give up their way of life. If an investigation prove that a crime was committed by this officer, irregardless of her testimony or not, he should be prosecuted by the state. A crime is a crime and those that assist should be equally held responsible for not putting a stop to it!
I fully agree with Maddz ( glad 2 have u bac)
this police officer need to be sentence for abusing his woman like that, he is mentally ill, either send to kolby or rockview on of the two.
to the woman, you need to make up your mine, when you get a restraing order is for the perpetrator to keep far from you, and you to keep far from him, so why you JUMP in his car???
Maybe the court need to educate you on exactly what is a restraining order,
Francisco Patt. Maybe you should pass on that information to the relevant authorities since I doubt very much they visit this site to see what the comments are.
If she took the time to get a restraining order that means she should be very afraid of that person, so if she is so afraid then why would she get in a car with him, is she retarded or just plain stupid. Women in Belize need to stop being so desperate for a man, was she hoping they could get back together? I don’t know, I find this story have a lot of holes in it. However if it happened the way she said it did, then obviously she needs some kind of counseling for her part in this and he needs to be arrested and dealt with. Francisco Patt I agree with Proud if you have proof of this woman’s past then take it to the authorities and let them deal with it. I hope she have learnt her lesson and stay far far away from this animal and get something to defend yourself next time time for talking has passed if he comes near you get something to tenderize his head or his b…s one good beating and the coward will leave you alone.
These are the idiots that are suppose to restore Belize Get the F out of here.What kind of example is this lame cop?Get your Brothers or uncles to whip the hell out of this clung.
Involving family in the matter to whip his … sounds like great good friday evening entertainment to watch, but even after the … whipping the woman beater would exact revenge out of shame on this woman, something she is trying to avoid.
There is nothing Sci Fi, about this story and who are are not to believe this woman, this is why people get away with murder and rape in belize.
Leonara should play crazy and set that F on fire, in this case no should can accuse her of being sane, he, he but that’s just me trying to unwrapped her talented side.
Jessica, thanks for reading, ( was away on summer vacation), hope you are having fun.
Im eager to hear the next side of the story…hopefully the cop speaks soon!
Belizean women you need to be stronger, physically, mentally & emotionally, then these type of abuse will be random. I just need to be abused verbally once and I don’t want to see your sorry … again much less someone striking me, then you’re asking for real trouble. Women stay in school, work for your own money this way YOU ARE INDEPENT.
i know these 2 peopel like how i know my hand they 2 crazy alike nothing can seperate those 2 she full a …. so is she when she cant have her way she goes wit lies to d media when he can get his way he beats her she oes not deserve a medal ther both need to vist crazy house or a phyci cause they r oth stiff crazy she put restaining order on hin so did he but they still get together in intercousre an so fort so u all must get u freaking fats straight before posting …. about poeple
sincerly yours E.M