In a significant legal development, 21-year-old Christy Guzman has been exonerated of all charges related to the manslaughter of Wilson Hernandez. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) announced the withdrawal of charges on November 13, 2025, following the emergence of new evidence that fundamentally altered the case’s trajectory. Deputy DPP Javier Chan issued the directive on November 10 after reviewing the updated findings. The evidence revealed that Hernandez was assaulting his partner, Dalia Vellos, when Guzman, Vellos’s sister, intervened with a licensed firearm. The bullet, intended to disarm Hernandez, tragically struck his torso, resulting in his death. The incident, which occurred off-camera, left the DPP with no grounds to challenge the account, prompting the decision to drop the charges. Guzman, initially denied bail in September, was later granted conditional release in October, requiring her to report to the Belmopan Police Station biweekly and surrender her travel documents. The case stemmed from a domestic dispute on August 31, during which surveillance footage captured Vellos and Guzman handling the firearm prior to the fatal shot.