Convicted of burglary on fingerprint evidence
Elroy McKay
And in the Magistrates Court, twenty year old Elroy McKay, a Ladyville resident, was found guilty this evening for a burglary at the home of Crown Counsel Andrew Bennett. McKay broke into Bennett’s house in the Los Lagos community on August twenty-fifth, 2010 and made off with a television as well as assorted jewelry and perfumes. But it’s what he left behind that sealed his conviction. Scenes of Crimes officer, Angela Wiltshire lifted fingerprints at the scene which were analyzed and matched McKay’s. During the trial, McKay claimed that he was at work when the burglary occurred, but with the evidence stacked against him, Magistrate Dorothy Flowers found him guilty and handed down a sentence of eight year in prison. The burglary occurred between seven-thirty a.m. and eight-thirty p.m. while Bennett was not at home. Louvers were removed from a window on the south end of the house for the culprit to gain entrance.
WHAT KIND OF MESS UP LAWS’ IS IN BELIZE?THIS ONE GETS EIGHT YEARS FOR BURLARY AND ON THE OTHER NEWS THE OTHER GUY GET OFF FOR MURDER AND MANSLAUGHTER ,THIS IS A JOKE AND TO THINK I WAS READY TO GO BACK HOME AND LIVE,MY SWEET BELIZE NEEDS A CLEANSING BEFORE I REACH THERE AND QUICK ITS A PITY I HAVE EVERYBODY THERE YET.
I wonder how real is this finger print evidence
Well, praise the Lord and pass the Constitution. FINALLY! Someone convicted because of actual evidence that doesn’t involve an eye witness.
@ Rod there is and never has been a trial with a jury at Magistrates court level. only indictable offences are tried with a jury
FINGER-PRINT EVIDENCE???????????………….Belize has entered the 20th CENTURY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Watson where are you now. Frankly, i don’t give a damn.