2003 – Assault in Belize – Bannister Caye
Incident Date: 2016-01-13 at 22:00
Event Type: Assault
Stolen Items: Outboard motor, computers and hard drives, passport, cash, jewelry, food
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: An unidentified launch came along side at anchor while everyone aboard was asleep. Four men in 20-30 age range came aboard each armed with a pistol. One female guest was sexually assaulted, and later treated at the local hospital.||Cash, camera, computers, food, drinks, jewelry, and an outboard motor were stolen.||The launch left at high speed in a southwesterly direction.||The entire event lasted about 45 minutes, and was reported to the Police, Coast Guard, Port Captain and marina.
January 13, 2016