Woman with Disability Shot Dead in Comayagüela

Published on Honduras Daily · Jun 11, 2026 · Originally reported June 10, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

Esly Michell García Pacheco, 35, who walked on crutches, was shot ten times in a Comayagüela alley on June 8; her death underscores the persistence of femicide and near-total impunity in Honduras, where rights groups report that 95 percent of killings of women go unsolved.

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