Domestic dispute turns deadly; Shamir Henry’s throat slashed
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The couple had a long history of domestic abuse but the two were no longer living together. This past Thursday night, Shamir Henry went to the house of his ex, Leshawn Lino, the mother of his daughter. It is believed that like in other instances there was an altercation between the two. But this time it ended fatally for Henry. He was stabbed with a kitchen knife and died shortly afterwards as he fled from her house. Lino spent her birthday at the Ladyville police station. News Five Jose Sanchez reports on the fatal stabbing incident in Lord’s Bank.
Jose Sanchez, Reporting
Less than a week away from his twenty-fourth birthday, former BDF soldier, Shamir Henry, was killed on Cahal Pech Street in the BDF area of Lord’s Bank also known as Beverly Hills
Jose Sanchez
“Metro as he was known to his friends, was drinking in front of Jess’s Supermarket. He told his friends he was going home. But instead of going home, he diverted and went to his common-law wife and child, and that’s where he met his death.”
Sergeant Fitzroy Yearwood, Police Press Officer
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“In front of house number 245, they saw the apparent lifeless body of a male person later identified as Shamir Henry. Initial investigations reveal that Shamir Henry went to visit his girlfriend Leshawn Lino, who resides at number 265 on the same street. They had an altercation where it is alleged that Henry began to beat Miss Lino. During this beating, it is believed Miss Lino inflicted stab wounds to his neck. The investigations reveal that Henry ran from in front of her residence and collapsed in front of house number 245 where the police found his body.”
Leshawn Lino, Metro’s girlfriend and mother of their child has been implicated for the crime.
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Rose Henry, Mother of Deceased
“We neva expect fi hear dat dah di common-law weh ih live wid. We neva expect fi hear dat dah she do it.”
Jose Sanchez
“How long were they living together?”
Rose Henry
“I think dehn deh together like four years or more cause dehn have wah baby son weh almost two years.”
Jose Sanchez
“Okay, did they have problems? What could have caused the incident?”
Rose Henry
“I wah be honest wid yoh, dehn had a lot of problems. Dehn always had family dispute. I as di mother, I always tell ah unu see dat unu noh di get along so ih easier unu separate; leave one another. But whenever we tek ah and ker ah dah police station go mek report and she go and drop di charges.”
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Jose Sanchez
“A relevant question is whether or not Miss Lino was in her kitchen preparing some sort of food with a knife when Shamir showed up?”
Sgt Fitzroy Yearwood
“Well the investigators are looking into several angles where other people are coming forward and saying different things. In the case I can recall whether or not that was indicated by her in her initial statement to the police.”
All parties agree that there has been a history of violence which is well documented.
Sgt Fitzroy Yearwood
“Speaking with the personnel from family violence unit in Ladyville, they are saying that Miss Lino has several reports that she made in the past on Mister Henry. But, like everything else, she didn’t follow through with some of them. I know some of them are still open. There are open investigations into some of them. But, like you said, there are reports.”
Rose Henry
“Her father is a police sergeant and the deceased father is also a police sergeant.”
Jose Sanchez
“How difficult is this investigation knowing that the fathers of both Shamir and Lino are on the police force?”
Sgt Fitzroy Yearwood
“There is no difficulty in an investigation like this. This is a clear case; there is alleged abuse involved. We treat all abuse allegations or reported cases whether in police officers or their families are involved we treat it the same as we would treat any other report made by any other member of the public. There is no influence of any sort whether or not you are related to an officer of the law.”
Rose Henry
“Today is the girl birthday and he bring dehn down yesterday dah my next daughter come perm ih hair and dehn thing. So we di wonder—dehn gone like one hour—weh could happen so drastic inna one hour till she kill ah? Dehn just gone home from Belize City. But wah person weh mi deh dah di house, he tell we dat my son gone dah di house gone hail she and when my son gone dah di house gone hail she, she come out wid di knife inna ih hand. We neva deh round fi si weh happen but dehn seh he mi di beat she outside. But den I seh, weh reason she wah have if your boyfriend come hail you , why you wah come out wid wah knife inna yoh hand if you noh have di intention ah kill ah?”
Jose Sanchez
“There is also a child, if she gets charges who would get at least temporary custody of the child. Which family are you looking to have that child?”
Rose Henry
“I noh really di think about dat right now but if ih come to di case dat we would have to get di child I noh have no problem wid dat.”
It’s a sad situation for the Henry and Lino Families. Henry would have been twenty four next week Tuesday now his family prepares for his burial. Lino spent her twenty-third birthday at the Ladyville Police Formation awaiting to be charged for the death of her child’s father. Reporting for News Five, Jose Sanchez.
Late this evening Lino was charged with manslaughter and remanded until a bail hearing.
Why are our Belizean people getting so violent?Were does this trend came from?
Seems like a clear case of self defense. A woman can only take so much before she snaps. The real victim is the child, who will have to cope with not having the father or the mother around, cause one is dead n the other will b jailed.
Self defense….case close
This is a sad story….but ppl we have to learn if a relationship is not working and have a lot of abuse, don’t stay in it…get out!!! I guess Lino was tired of the abuse but it was wrong to take a life….but like the saying goes “if da nevea he da mi me wa get it” . Its just sad when a child is in the middle. Man stop beat on us females there comes a point when we get tired and u never know what will happen!!
Jail her a$%, she knew she was in a bad relationship…she should have got the hell out. Now a life has been taken and they want to play the victim card,bulls#%$. I know Ms Lino ain’t that stupid, retarded or slow for her not to realize that the relationship between her child’s father and herself was not working. The first time he hit her should have been a warning sign that the relationship would have gone down hill from there.There is NO EXCUSE for her actions, but then again we’re in Bze…the country of lawlessness and the country that lets criminals especially murderers walk free.
he deserve that , you don’t lay hands on a woman,and to top it off he been abusing her,anyone with me ,if ur not …. caz u an abusive …hole too….
He had a few drinks and then told his friends that he was going home, but instead he went to visit the woman he clearly wasnt getting along with. Pity he wasnt taught not to hit a woman!
Parents please teach your chldren of both sexes, from a very early age when they still listen to you, NOT TO HIT THEIR SPOUSES! THE LIFE THEY SAVE MAY BE THEIR OWN!
It’s stated in the News that they were no longer living together.So why was this guy at this young lady’s house?Was he even welcome there?
belizeans have access to everything american which includes the violence and wannabe
I don’t question why she stabbed; she lost the earlier fist fights & she didn’t have a gun. We need to teach our sons that they cannot beat women into submission, this is learned behavior. The victim’s mother has been honest about the violence. Why is this woman in jail for defending herself when we have clear cut cases of murder & manslaughter in San Pedro & to date, no one has been charged. Send the woman home to her child.
The …… got what he deserved.
No one here knows what Lino had to endure in her relationship with Henry the abuser, even though she had several charges dropped against him, the bastard still got what he deserved.
there are no safe shelters in Belize for abuse women like Lino, and lavern, ( woman who kill). Women are not safe in Belize, many of them have to put up with years of abuse from their spouses, while their children becomes damaged goods in the process of their disfunctional homes. Belize need women shelters.
The child in this case lost again, another fatherless child in Belize with a very uncertain future. Lino might go to jail and this opportunity will give her the apportunity to see freedom in a new light.
If this is the price Lino had to pay for her freedom, it is wroth it.
I know both parties, the guy and the girl, not on personal levels to the point of understanding what they were going through behind closed doors but I know them both. It’s a very sad case, but should be an eye opener to females, as well as males.
FEMALES- we need to realize that once we enter or somehow find ourselves settling for an abusive relationship, it can only get worse. It will take real dedication and hard work to get the habit eliminated. Not only are we endangering our bodies and health but in addition our sanity. No, I am not saying that Leshawn should use the plead of insanity to get over this case but, as Edith says, there is only so much, we as human beings, can take. We, as females are stubborn, but knowing Leshawn, she should have been smart and brave enough to walk away, if not for herself, for the sake of her child. A man, no matter who he is, once he claims he loves you, will never deliberately hurt you. And as a mother you should have gotten out of there…..to some point you have, but before it escaladed to this point, you should have gotten out! By not leaving, you gave him power, you made him feel as if though you can do no better. Leshawn, I have known you from your time at high school, you were and still are better than that.
MALES- I find it childish to have to hit a woman. I know Henry on a personal level, he was my fiance’s intake brother and was at my house at numerous occassions visiting my fiance. Henry has sisters and a hard working mother and baby mother. Like every male out there who thinks himself a man if a woman shivers every time you walk into a room, or everytime you make a woman cry, ask yourself, how would you react if it was another man, bullying your mother or your sisters?
Man up guys, love the women you have and women, love yourselves enough to know when enough is enough. The one thing I am greatful for is that your baby boy is only two, and may not remember any of this tragedy. Hopefully, you’ll be there Leshawn when he gets older to explain to him what happened. Although he is two years old now, he will deserve to know what happened.
Leshawn, I wish you the best in this case, not for the sake of you, or the sake of all battered women who claim self defense, but for your son. Henry, sorry I am not at home to see you before you are laid to rest, but I am sure Mek will be there. You will surely be missed Shamir!!!!
Derricia Castillo
I GUESS HER LOVE WAS TOO STRONG DATS WHY SHE KILLA”SELF DEFENSE”
gawn are the days when men use to abuse women but its seem like some men are not mature to (boy i no want u again) mein its so sad,just set the woman free so that she could attend to her kid.go to hell u woman betta,the force doesn’t train us to hit on women.sry folks thats just the way i feel.hahahaahahahahhaahahahhaha
Sorry for the kiddie who is not going to have mom or dad around!children suffer the consequence of abuse.Its selfdence. even the boyfriends mom said the truth that her son was abusive,i really liked that of her being so honest! the child needs their mother i hope she doesn’t go to jail!
i say he deserve it,you do not lay hands one a woman,are you with me any one ,if not your just one of them abusive …….aswell..
we woman go through a lot in a relationship and sometimes hoping that things would get better we take a lot. there is only so much a woman or any human ccould bare n i guess this was the case. miss lino reach her enough point and had to eventually defend herself. i dont appluad her for taking a life but its not fair for her to be charge and remanded after there is evidence that she has been constantly living in domestic violence!
sad story for sure the child is the victim of this situation however i hope Lino makes it through the legal system..remember it’s her words agaisnt a dead man’s she should be okay
A full investigation is needed.Probably it was self defence?¡
Its sad, but the woman should have walked away a long time ago, she should have thought about her kids, seems the relationship was really a bad example for the children too, its such a pity it end up like this, even the mothe of shamir knew how violent he was, mein, both needed ounsellin.
Well I hope miss lino don’t enter into another realtionship in a hurry, she need professional counseling now.
Feel it for the children!!!
Really sad….now the child will grow up without daddy and mommy will end up in jail for sometime. Imagine what the mother will say when the child asks about daddy.
I want every one out there to know that my cousin was going through a lot with Shamir Henry.
He was very abusive to her. He use to beat my cousin for simple things that a woman should never be beaten for.
Secondly every one in Ladyville and Lords Bank knew what she was going through! Several people witnessed him beating her from the road mouth to almost her house… Did any body do any thing to help her? NO Did any body try to help her? No Did any body talk to him and say don’t hit that woman? NO. NO. He wasn’t even man enough to hit her while she could defend her self, he would hit her only when she had they baby in her hands….. Obviously he does not care if he could hit her with the baby around…..
It is sad to know that this is how it ended but I am telling u if it wasn’t him it would have been her. She has three children and they are the one’s that are going to suffer…….
It is sad that he had to die, but I wouldn’t have wanted my cousin to die. I guess that’s how his family feels….. Lastly his mother said that she took my cousin to make reports she is lying……
Finally I just hope that people stop judging MY COUSIN if they don’t know and DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN THEM……
YOUNG AND STUPID!!!!
LOVE is BLIND……. he still loved her?!?
YOUNG PEOPLE DO STUPID THINGS…… She could have walked away.
VERY SAD……. but NO ONE deserves to BE KILLED.
Edith I agree with you there is only so much that someone can take. I am not saying that she should have done what she did, but why did he show up at her house. When anger and forgiveness is built within it will come out one day i guess today was here day.
the child is d victim in this case its sad but true, ppl will say a whole lot but they don’t know whats going on, ppl will say that ms. lino should have leave the relationship ppl come on easier said than done u need to be in an abusive relationship to feel scared of leaving, its up to the individual to be strong and step up and say am tired and am leaving.Ms Lino was scared for a long time and she finally made up her mind but she shouldn’t have killed him, it sad to know that mr henry was a bully but he didn’t deserve to die. I can’t judge ms lino and mr henry jah will do that on judgement day he will decide their faith.
Derrica…well said, darn well said!
Relationships are very complicated; very complicated! This is truly a sad case…as is all cases of domestic disputes and abuse. I repeat, relationships are very complicated, so complicated that only the two parties in that relationship must decide if they should be in that relationship. It is not an easy decision, we all need love, but a life of pain and sorrow for love is SERIOUSLY NOT WORTH IT. Either you or someone else will loose their soul and their life.
Their is nothing that can be done in this case to revive Shamir…their is nothing that can be done to torment the life and soul of Ms. Lino. The hurt and pain, past and current, is enough as it is. I pray both families find a common ground in their hearts. It will not be easy, but I do pray that they do find it.
My prayers are with the family…both families! RIP Shamir. God Bless you Ms. Lino. God Bless your child!
i think di man get weh ih midi look fah, cause any man—straight man ….. man thief. any man weh touch uman inna den deh way deh fi get equal or more harsh treatment….. plus di man di beat di uman when di stabbing happen/ i deh pan gyal side all di …..in way…. if gyal da midi people weh seh jail ah peoples a wandah weh unu mi wah sey den………. inna gods earth its an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a stab for a stab, and a shoot for a shoot
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