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Clear filtersForensic Institute to Bury 20 Unclaimed Bodies
Honduras's Forensic Medicine Directorate will bury 20 unclaimed bodies from Tegucigalpa's morgue on November 14, bringing the year's total of bodies interred by the institute to 76.
Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)Read in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Oct 22, 2026#forensic-medicine#unclaimed-bodies#morgue4-Year-Old's Death at Bus Terminal Ruled Natural Causes
A 4-year-old girl who died at a San Pedro Sula bus terminal had Burkitt lymphoma, an aggressive cancer; forensic medicine confirmed death resulted from organ failure caused by the disease.
Ministerio Público (X)Read on XPublished on Honduras Daily · Oct 17, 2026#child-death#forensic-medicine#cancerDNA Lab Identifies 53 Unnamed Bodies
The Public Prosecutor's forensic medicine DNA laboratory has completed genetic analysis on 53 unidentified bodies, comparing bone remains and other complex samples against relatives' DNA to restore names to the deceased.
Ministerio Público (X)Read on XPublished on Honduras Daily · Oct 16, 2026#forensic-medicine#dna-identification#ministerio-publicoFormer Forensic Medicine Director Mario Javier García Dies
Dr. Mario Javier García Martínez, former director of Forensic Medicine and a specialist in legal and forensic medicine who taught at the National Autonomous University of Honduras, died of a heart attack.
Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)Read in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Sep 26, 2026#forensic-medicine#unah#obituaryForensic Mental Evaluations Help Guide the Justice System
Honduras's Public Ministry forensic mental health department completed 752 evaluations through August 2026—371 in forensic psychology, 360 in psychiatry, and 21 in social work—providing medical-legal opinions that officials say are essential to the criminal justice system.
Ministerio Público (X)Read on XPublished on Honduras Daily · Sep 19, 2026#forensic-medicine#public-ministry#mental-health