American National Remanded for Attempted Murder in Shisha Lounge Stabbing

Forty-one-year-old American national Gilbert Lightburn has been remanded to the Belize Central Prison, after being charged in connection with the stabbing in front of Shisha Lounge over the weekend. Lightburn appeared in the Belize City Magistrates Court today, charged with three counts of attempted murder and four counts of use of deadly means of harm. Due to the nature of the offense, Lightburn could not enter a plea and bail could not be offered. Lightburn was remanded until October 30. Allegations against him are that he was involved in an altercation that started inside Shisha which ended in a brawl on the street on Newtown Barracks. During the brawl Ian Abraham, Javan Abraham, Giovanni Abraham and Mark Usher were all stabbed.