
Juan Carlos Novelo
Juan Carlos Novelo was acquitted of murdering his common-law wife, Leslie Margarita Verde, after a judge-alone trial revealed significant weaknesses in the Crown's circumstantial case, particularly due to inconsistencies in the testimony of a key child witness.
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Juan Carlos Novelo was found not guilty of murdering his common-law wife, Leslie Margarita Verde.
Key witness unreliable circumstantial case fell shortBreaking Belize News – widely read Belizean news website·
Belize· 2026-09-19


