Assault

José Merlo was severely injured in an alleged machete attack by his brother Denis in El Paraíso on October 15, hours after their father's funeral, in what authorities believe may stem from a dispute over a family coffee farm.

A woman identified as Carmen was arrested in San José, La Paz, after attacking her partner with a club during a jealous rage, allegedly triggered by finding a condom in his belongings.

A 55-year-old woman from El Caracol, Choluteca, was treated for first-degree burns on her thigh and left arm after her son allegedly threw hot water at her; authorities are investigating and the Public Ministry referred her for surgical evaluation.

Ruth Yanira Quiroz voluntarily turned herself in and appeared before a judge in La Ceiba, who released her on conditions including a travel ban and periodic check-ins, while she also faces a separate investigation for alleged abuse of her 16-year-old son.

Police arrested Tira Maryori Borjas Ortiz, 37, after video circulated on social media showing her insulting and pushing her mother, Zonia Esperanza Ortiz García, in their home in Teupasenti, El Paraíso; she faces charges of aggravated domestic abuse.

Honduras's Supreme Court rejected journalist José Carlo Panameño's appeal and upheld his conviction for assaulting neighbor Edson Euclides Gutiérrez Lagos over a parking dispute on May 24, 2023, with the victim now breaking years of silence about the incident.

A man died following a violent stone attack in the Cerro Grande neighborhood of Tegucigalpa; his identity has not yet been released.