Police Officer Convicted in La Ceiba Youth's Death

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 22, 2026 · Originally reported October 21, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

National Police officer Cristian Fabricio Blandín Arriaza was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the April 2026 killing of Ángelo Uriel García Murillo, a young man who had left home to deliver medicine to his mother in La Ceiba.

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Also reported by: Ministerio Público (X)

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