Authorities in Belize’s Orange Walk District have confirmed that law enforcement officials have formally pressed murder charges against two local men in the ongoing investigation into the violent killing of prominent community sports leader Wilson Perez. The two suspects identified by police are 23-year-old Alex Anthony Banner and 22-year-old Darnell Emil Rhaburn Sergio, both residents of the surrounding Orange Walk area.
The grim discovery of Perez’s body was made by his family members on the morning of October 13 in Carmelita Village, where he was located suffering from multiple sharp-force chop wounds. Preliminary investigative details shared by police confirm Perez left his family home shortly after 10:30 p.m. on October 12, informing his loved ones he intended to visit the football pitch in Carmelita Village, and never returned home that night. His family launched a search effort the following morning that culminated in the tragic find.
As of the latest update on October 23, 2026, investigators have not released any public details regarding the established motive behind the fatal attack, and have not shared additional context related to the sequence of events that led to Perez’s death. Perez was a well-known active community sports organizer, serving as president of the New Horizon Sporting Club, and had recently collaborated with the Orange Walk Town Council to coordinate the popular local Orange Walk U-13 Mundialito youth football tournament that draws hundreds of young participants from across the district.