The country has recorded its second homicide – less than three weeks (18 days) after the discovery of the lifeless body of a United States (US) citizen at Winward Bay, Pigeon Point beach area.

Dead is a 34-year-old Hispanic woman, Maria Christina Feliz, of the Dominican Republic whose body was discovered outside of her Lionel Hurst Street home early Saturday.

Feliz was allegedly attacked and stabbed to the abdomen at her home.
Further reports are the woman also sustained what appeared to be a stab wound to the neck. She reportedly succumbed to her injuries on the scene, after she allegedly made attempts to get help but collapsed.

The Hispanic woman, according to reports, lived alone in a small house located to the back of a beauty salon in the area. Reportedly, it was the owner of the beauty parlour and a neighbour who alerted family and friends of the discovery of Feliz’s body. 

The AntiguaSun was told by the woman’s friend, who has lived in Antigua for 12 years and who did not wish to be named, that she (Feliz) had just moved to the area, about a week ago.

According to the woman, her friend was living on Dickenson Bay Street and had been resident in Antigua for the past six years.

Felix’s female friend, who was very distressed by the situation, along with other family members were at a loss as to why someone would want to hurt, much less kill, their relative.

They (the family) maintained that she had not been in anything with anyone.

When the SUN arrived on the scene, a large gathering of the Hispanic community had converged there.

Some spoke in their native language, while others spoke English seemingly about the woman’s untimely demise. There was what appeared to be a look of shock on many faces as they tried to come to grips with the loss the family now has to endure.

This newspaper also observed a heavily armed contingent of police officers on the scene as forensic investigators conducted their inquiries.

One Hispanic woman, who claimed to have seen the body, said Felix was “ripped down”, demonstrating with her hands a movement from her breast to her navel.

Felix reportedly has two children back home (the Dominican Republic.)
It has not been confirmed whether there were signs of forced entry at Felix’s home or whether there were any obvious signs of a disturbance inside the home. The police have promised that as more information comes to hand, the public will be updated.

The body was declared dead by district doctor Nidhi Singh at about 8 a.m., before being removed to a local funeral home.

The incident reportedly occurred about 3:50 a.m. on 6 Feb., 2010. Up to the time of going to press, no one had been detained in relation to the homicide.

As investigations continue, the lawmen are asking anyone with information about this incident to contact the nearest police station or the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at 462-3913/14 or Crime Stoppers at 800-TIPS (8477).