A prominent Belizean lawyer, who was trained in Guyana, and his wife were murdered early this morning in Belize as they were about to enter their home.
Richard Stuart and his wife Maria were the parents of four. The man, who was a former magistrate and politician, was said to be among the first batch of Belizeans who studied law in Guyana. His death has triggered shock among many of his former classmates who used the social network Facebook to express their sympathy.
Attorney-at-law Gino Persaud on his Facebook page described the news as “devastating” and referred to Stuart as his “Belizean friend” He said he was “an honorary Guyanese.”
“He believed in the integrity of the law programme at UG (University of Guyana) and encouraged many other Belizeans to come here to study for the entire degree,” Persaud said.