BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC -Police Commissioner, Chester Williams says three people, including a pastor, are assisting their investigations into a report of kidnapping allegedly committed by the pastor and his family.
The trio allegedly held a 23-year-old woman captive inside their home for eight days. The authorities have not released their names.
“Police received the information that the young lady on the 16th of this month visited her family but when she got there she could not find her family. Upon returning home where her husband lives, she was tied up and kept captive under an inside stairs and she was tied up,” Williams told reporters.
He said she managed to escape on Wednesday night and that she has since made a report “and the persons are in police custody at the time.”
Media reports said that the young woman, who is the pastor’s daughter-in-law, had tried to escape her troubled marriage, seeking refuge with her family.
The pastor is accused of tying her up and keeping her bound inside the house.
Williams said he is not sure whether the woman is pregnant, “but the police are looking at the entire case and hopefully by the end of the day today we will be able to levy those charges”.
He confirmed that the young lady was assaulted by her father-in-law, mother-in-law and her husband and that the police are looking into providing medical help and therapy.
“We are looking at that and whatever help she may need then we will seek from other agencies, maybe even getting her a safe house if her familywould not be able to keep her safe. We can see if we can speak to Haven House or some other institution until she can get herself back together,” Commissioner Williams said.
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