Cinderella Plaza’s Taxi man, “Bull,” kidnapped and stabbed

Also on Thursday night, another unexplained brutality occurred; this time on the Northern Highway. A Belize City taxi driver had a horrific near-death experience. Forty-seven year old Rocliffe Orin Stevens, known to many as “Bull”, picked up three passengers in the Pickstock Street area of Belize City and they asked to be taken to a location on the Northern Highway. But as they neared the requested destination, one of the men placed a knife at Stevens’ neck after which the trio commandeered the vehicle. One of the assailants stabbed Stevens on the back; the blade punctured his right lung. He was then locked in the truck of his vehicle while the assailants drove into Vista Del Mar. The hijackers eventually stopped at the Shell Service Station in Ladyville, where Stevens managed to unlock the trunk from inside. He dashed into the gas station and the three men sped off in his vehicle. Help arrived soon after and Stevens was rushed to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, where he underwent surgery and remains hospitalized. His car has been recovered and is being kept at the Ladyville Police Station.