“Keyla died at the hands of La Esperanza police,” says the university’s sister

Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Nancy Martínez, the sister of Keyla student Patricia Martínez (26) who died inside a police cell in The hope, asked on Monday to clarify the young woman’s death.

“My sister died at his hands cops from La Esperanza, Intibucá, there are a few violators of human rights. It is not true that she was drunk and played in scandals. ”

He added that medical student He had no reason to commit suicide and never showed suicidal instincts.

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“In contrast to the, I had many plans and she was very happy because they had accepted her to do her professional practice, she loved her career ”.

According to the young woman, there are too many inconsistencies around the death of her sister, since the report National Police, in that locality, indicates that Martínez had vital signs when she was transferred to Enrique Aguilar Cerrato Hospital.

“However, what the hospital recorded was that Kayla was admitted dead, they transferred to the morgue and called The prosecutor’s office to prove it. “

“In addition, the witnesses who were in the cells said that they heard strange noises in the area where he was and that later my sister said that she wanted to die, so we can only believe that they did something to her and, therefore, we demand justice. “

About the case

Undergraduate student from Medical care at the National Autonomous University of Honduras (Unah) was stopped by police Saturday night.

According to authorities, Martínez was arrested at 23:40 for the crime of scandal on public roads while intoxicated and for non-compliance current according to PCM 012-2021, after a complaint to the 911 emergency system.

On Sunday at 3:30 in the morning, after a routine inspection by one of the police officers, he found the young woman death, suffocated probably with one of his clothing items. “She was tied with her blouse, tied to the cell door to her neck,” said Melvin Alvarenga, deputy police commissioner and head of departmental police unit no. 10.

They then transferred her to the health center, revealing the statement Secretary of Security.

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