Two Charged in Yoro Candidate's Murder to Plead Guilty
Published on Honduras Daily · Sep 5, 2026 · Originally reported September 4, 2026 by La Prensa
Erlin Escoto and Aníbal Aguilar, charged in the September 2025 killing of Libre congressional candidate Óscar Bustillo in Yoro, will enter an abbreviated guilty plea on September 8, with prosecutors seeking sentence reductions that would total 19.5 years in prison.
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