Pathologist Reaffirms Keyla Martínez Died of Asphyxiation

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 8, 2026 · Originally reported August 7, 2026 by Criterio.hn

A medical examiner testified on the third day of a retrial that nursing student Keyla Martínez, who died in police custody in 2021, died of mechanical asphyxiation, contradicting the accused officer's claim that she took her own life.

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