Court Upholds Assault Conviction Against Journalist Panameño

Published on Honduras Daily · Jun 16, 2026 · Originally reported June 16, 2026 by El Heraldo

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

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