PHOTOS

20 NOV 2014

Miss Honduras shot dead

Miss Honduras World 2014, Maria Jose Alvarado, has been found murdered just days before she was due to compete in the Miss World pageant in London.

 
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Miss Honduras shot dead
Undated picture taken in San Pedro Sula of Maria Jose Alvarado (front), Miss Honduras World, whose body and her sister's were found on Nov 19, 2014, one week after both siblings had been abducted. — AFP
Miss Honduras shot dead
Police found the bodies of the reigning Miss Honduras World and her sister Sofia Trinidad dumped beside the Aguagua River in Santa Barbara, 200 kilometres northeast Tegucigalpa. — AFP
Miss Honduras shot dead
Honduran soldiers and policemen patrol the site where the bodies were found. — AFP
Miss Honduras shot dead
Honduran policemen comfort Kory Alvarado (centre), after she identified the bodies of the two. — AFP
Miss Honduras shot dead
Onlookers stand behind a yellow police tape near a crime scene where Maria Jose and Sofia Alvarado's dead bodies were found. — Reuters
Miss Honduras shot dead
Plutarco Ruiz is taken away by police after his arrest in Santa Barbara on Nov 18, 2014. Ruiz confessed to killing the two and led authorities to the bodies. — AP
Miss Honduras shot dead
Relatives of Miss Honduras World and her sister comfort each other after the two girls were found dead. — Reuters
Miss Honduras shot dead
Undated picture of Miss Honduras World, Maria Jose Alvarado. — AFP