Looks like murder in the Stann Creek Valley

A young mother from the Stann Creek Valley has been found dead and her common-law husband remains the prime suspect in what appears to be a murder. The body of twenty-six year old Lydia Smith, a resident of the Pomona New Site, was found around seven this morning lying face down on her bed. Authorities say when they turned the corpse over they observed what appeared to be abrasions around the neck. Initial investigations reveal that the last time Smith was seen alive was around one this morning. Police say Smith’s common-law husband is not cooperating with them and he remains detained in Dangriga.