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Charges against Maurice Felix upgraded

By on June 18, 2015
Maurice Felix

Maurice Felix

Belize City, Belize. Thursday, June 18, 2015. A man wanted by police investigating a murder case has turned himself in to authorities.

30 year old Maurice Felix turned himself in to police today.

Felix was originally charged with the attempted murder of Mark Gentle and his mother Pamela Cumberbatch at their residence on Caesar Ridge Road on May 24 when two men opened fire on them as they sat on the steps.

While Pamela Cumberbatch escaped injury, Gentle suffered severe injuries from multiple gunshot wounds and was admitted to hospital.

Gentle died a week after the shooting.

Felix’s charge was officially upgraded to murder when he was arraigned today in the courtroom of Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer.

He had been out on bail when the charge was attempted murder but that bail has now been revoked.

Maurice is accused along with his brother Emory, as they were in 2004 for the death of mechanic Mitchum Heredia.

After three trials no jury could find a safe verdict on the charges and so the DPP’s office declined further prosecution via nolle prosequi.

On this charge the brothers are to return to court on September 8.

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