Fourth Suspect Convicted in San Pedro Sula Nurse Kidnapping

Published on Honduras Daily · Jun 27, 2026 · Originally reported June 25, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

Carlos Alberto Castillo was convicted of aggravated kidnapping in the September 2024 abduction of a nurse in San Pedro Sula, whose captors demanded 30 million lempiras (about $1.2 million) in ransom; authorities rescued the victim three days later from a house in Choloma.

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Also reported by: Ministerio Público (X), Radio Cadena Voces (X)

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