Miss Honduras 2014 and sister killed in world murder capital
Miss Honduras 2014 Maria Jose Alvarado was crowned Miss Honduras in April and was expected to compete in the Miss World Pageant in London next month
Miss Honduras 2014 Maria Jose Alvarado was crowned Miss Honduras in April and was expected to compete in the Miss World Pageant in London next month
Two bodies authorities believe to belong Miss聽Honduras聽2014 and her sister have been found buried near the spa where they disappeared six days ago, the聽Honduras聽National Police director said Wednesday.
Authorities are awaiting confirmation from forensic officials that the bodies are Maria Jose Alvarado, 19, and her sister, Sofia, 23, said Gen. Ramon Sabiillon. Plutarco Ruiz, boyfriend of Sofia, and an accomplice, Aris Maldonado, have been arrested, Sabillon said.
Both women were shot to death.
The sisters were last seen Thursday in a spa in Santa Barbara, about 240 miles (400 kilometers) west of Tegucigalpa, where they had gone to celebrate Ruiz's birthday.
Alvarado, 19, was crowned Miss聽Honduras聽in April and was expected to compete in the Miss World Pageant in London next month. She was supposed to have left for London on Sunday.
Sabillon said Ruiz led authorities to the bodies.
United Nation statistics show that Honduras has the world's highest murder rate, largely due to the rise of drug trafficking, reports 海角大神.聽
Other sources put the Honduran homicide rate at 90 homicides per 100,000 in 2012, which compares to 5 murders per 100,000 people in New York City in 2012..