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20yo Killed on Yacht Off Billionaires' Island - news.com.au

HARBOUR ISLAND, BAHAMAS, JUL 9 – A 39-year-old crew member faces murder charges after the 20-year-old South African stewardess was found dead with defensive wounds aboard a $19.8 million yacht, police said.

  • On July 3, police in the Bahamas charged crewman Brigido Munoz with murder after discovering stewardess Paige Bell dead in the yacht's engine room, with bail denied by Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley.
  • Initial police findings indicate Bell had defensive wounds, Munoz was found nearby with self-inflicted injuries, and the motive remains under investigation.
  • Police reached the yacht at 1 pm on July 3, finding Bell with defensive arm wounds and a slashed neck, in the engine room of the luxury vessel Far From It.
  • Following the tragedy, a GoFundMe supports Bell’s family, the community pays tribute, and Munoz remains remanded until November 20 court appearance.
  • Ongoing police investigations into Paige Bell’s death threaten Harbour Island’s reputation as a secure billionaire playground and may prompt increased scrutiny on luxury yacht crew safety.
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Nassau, Bahamas.- A Mexican super yacht engineer Far From It appeared in court after being charged with murdering a twenty-year-old girl who worked with him on the boat during a trip to the Bahamas. Paige Bell’s body was found in a machine room, with neck wounds, when the boat was moored on Harbour Island. Brigido Muñoz, 39 years old and originally from Mexico, appeared in Nassau, the capital of Bahamas, for the murder. The young woman, original…

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Paige Bell, 20, from South Africa, was described by her friends as the “golden girl”. But last week she was found dead on board the luxury yacht where she worked, writes the Daily Mail. “Paige was more than a teammate, she was a family member”, writes her former colleagues.

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Daily Express broke the news in United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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