A stewardess aged 20 was found de@d on a boat after allegedly being k!lled inside the engine room.
Paige Bell, 20, from Johannesburg, South Africa, was discovered deceased and partly undressed inside the engines in the engine room of Far From It, the PS9.5 million charter boat, per The Sun.
The throat was reported to have been cut as well, and defensive injuries to her arms suggest she attempted to retaliate against her attacker.
The party was scheduled for the Friday of her 21st birthday. However, instead, her family is confronting “an unimaginable journey” to bring their daughter home and pursue justice.
The 39-year-old engineer, who is a Mexican national who was working with Paige beneath decks, was accused of m*rder after being discovered beside her bloody body with an uncut knife in his hands and both wrists cut, according to the police. Police believe it was a suicide-related attempt.
The Bahamas police confirmed that officers were summoned to the vessel at the time of 1:00 pm on July 3, and discovered the suspect alive, but bleeding heavily alongside Paige’s body according to The Mirror.
A Bahamas police spokesperson stated we are investigating a m*rder case and an alleged suicide attempt following the discovery of an unidentified female from South Africa de@d on a boat on Harbour Island. According to the preliminary report, just after 1:00 pm on the 3rd of July, the police were notified of an incident occurring on a boat and went to the area of the marina and took off on Far From It.
Credit: Paige Bell/Facebook
When they arrived on the vessel, officers found a woman not responding and showing evidence of injuries. They also found a Mexican national suffering severe injury to his arms. The doctor in the local area who arrived at the scene declared the victim de@d.
When the police further investigated, they found that the victim had gone missing for a brief period before being discovered unresponsive within the room of the engine together with the suspect, a male.
We are able to confirm that a 39-year-old Mexican citizen will be brought before magistrates on Wednesday accused of m*rder, stemming from the m*rder of the 20-year-old South African woman. She was found aboard an unidentified vessel in Harbour Island, Eleuthera, on the 3rd of July, 2014.
The engineer was in the New Providence magistrates court in Nassau, which is the Bahamian capital, and was charged with m*rder, but he did not have to sign a plea. He was not granted bail and was placed in custody prior to a hearing scheduled for November 20.
The family of Paige’s tragic loss shared an emotional statement that reads, The family of Paige is currently experiencing a terrifying loss.
Tonight, Dad and Mom are scheduled to fly on to the Bahamas for the grueling process of not just bringing their daughter home but also seeking justice from the person who k!lled her. We are beyond devastated, and we now have to go through expensive and complicated legal procedures in a foreign country, which is way out of our financial reach.
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The heartbreaking loss is deeply felt by all who loved and knew “Paigey”—her “captain at one time, her owner of the boat, all the crew who were on board, as well as the whole community. We are asking to be supported by posting this message on social media or donating to the cause financially. Every penny counts. Keep our family members in your prayers and thoughts.
We appreciate your support and lovein this extremely difficult time.
Paige was about to finish an entire season aboard the Motor Yacht Sweet Emocean until December 2024, when she resigned to join Far From It as a guest relations officer. Friends described her as a “golden girl” whose life was tragically taken away.
The alleged m*rder has shocked the prestigious Harbour Island, a three-mile by 1.5-mile billionaire’s play area that is often known as “the Billionaires’ Backyard.”
It is a hot spot for superyachts. It is also frequented by famous people like Mick Jagger, Prince Harry, Tom Cruise, and the Kardashians. Bill Gates has a mansion on the island, which is 60 miles to the east of Nassau, near to the east of Eleuthera.’
On the morning of July 3rd, the crew on the exclusive PS120,000-a-week yacht noticed that Paige was missing. They couldn’t reach her via phone.
After scouring all six luxurious VIP suites as well as crew quarters, one of the staff members discovered her body in an engine room, which led to the horrifying discovery that has caused the yachting and superyacht community to be stunned.
Mail Online stated the engineering engineer, who was a crew member with whom he was a co-worker, suffered arm injuries that were severe as police rounded him up. After being treated at the hospital, he was arrested for m*rder.
The GoFundMe page is created to help support Paige’s family. At this moment, it has collected $44,000.