Man Fined for Domestic Violence After Guilty Plea in Belize City Court

A man was fined over nine hundred dollars this week after getting violent during a domestic dispute. Thirty-four-year-old Victor Avilez appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, charged with a single count of wounding. Avilez was emotional in court when he pleaded guilty to the offense and explained to the magistrate that he had received pictures to prove his common-law wife had been unfaithful with a co-worker at her new job. He said that in his rage he slapped her. For his guilty plea, Avilez was fined nine hundred dollars plus five dollars cost of court which he must pay by October 3, or he will face six months in prison. The Magistrate also recommended that Avilez seek counseling to deal with the emotional issues that stemmed from the incident.