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Clear filtersFive Years After Keyla Martínez's Death, No Justice in Sight
Five years after nursing student Keyla Martínez was killed in police custody, a retrial begins in August after the original conviction for involuntary homicide was overturned due to procedural irregularities; her mother and women's rights groups demand the case be reclassified as aggravated femicide and that the accused police officer face pretrial detention.
Criterio.hnRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 3, 2026#femicidio#keyla-martinez#impunidadRetrial Opens for Ex-Officer Accused in Keyla Martínez Custody Death
A Siguatepeque court began a retrial Thursday against former police officer Jarol Perdomo in the 2021 death of nursing student Keyla Martínez, after the Supreme Court annulled his 2024 conviction for negligent homicide — a charge prosecutors argued should have been aggravated femicide.