Buttonwood Bay construction worker charged with harming woman he says he does not know
By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 21-year-old Buttonwood Bay resident has been charged with harm after a woman alleged that he injured her along the Philip Goldson Highway. Marvin Mikael Lopez Leal, a construction worker of 4th Street in the Buttonwood Bay area, appeared before a Senior Magistrate in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on […] The post Buttonwood Bay construction worker charged with harming woman he says he does not know appeared first on Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 21-year-old Buttonwood Bay resident has been charged with harm after a woman alleged that he injured her along the Philip Goldson Highway.
Marvin Mikael Lopez Leal, a construction worker of 4th Street in the Buttonwood Bay area, appeared before a Senior Magistrate in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, where he was read a single charge of harm.
Police allege that on September 5, 2026, Leal intentionally and unlawfully caused harm to a woman.
During the arraignment, the Senior Magistrate asked about the relationship between Leal and the complainant. Leal told the court that he did not know the woman, while the prosecutor indicated that the case facts did not specify any relationship between them.
There was no objection to bail, and Leal was granted bail in the sum of $1,000.
As part of his bail conditions, he must remain at least 100 feet away from the woman and is prohibited from contacting her directly, indirectly or through a third party.
Leal met bail and is scheduled to return to court on November 9, 2026.
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