Child Killed in Attack by Man With Mental Illness in Balfate

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 15, 2026 · Originally reported July 15, 2026 by La Prensa

An 11-year-old boy, José Ramón Gutiérrez Maldonado, was fatally stabbed while resting in a hammock in Balfate, Colón; police arrested a man known locally as "Piolín" who is believed to have a mental illness.

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Also reported by: El Heraldo, Radio Cadena Voces (RCV), Radio Cadena Voces (X)

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