Overview

• On July 9, a Magistrate Court judge refused bail for the 39-year-old Mexican national accused of killing Paige Bell and set his next hearing for November 20.
• Police charged the suspect with murder after officers found Bell unresponsive with visible injuries in the engine room of the Far From It on July 3.
• The Royal Bahamas Police Force continues forensic inquiries as investigators maintain an active homicide probe into the circumstances of Bell’s death.
• Friends and family have raised over $42,000 through a GoFundMe campaign to support Bell’s relatives in Durban ahead of her 21st birthday.
• Far From It is a 43-metre luxury charter yacht docked at Harbour Island that exemplifies the high-end sector where young international crew work lengthy, remote stints.