Chronicle of the fatal attack on ophthalmologist Campos Hoffens, shot while driving
Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A judge sentenced Ángel Guillermo Pérez Iguardia to 26 years in prison for the 2024 killing of ophthalmologist Miguel Ángel Campos Hoffens.
- Campos Hoffens was attacked while driving.
- Guatemala’s Public Ministry investigation found that Pérez Iguardia was not the only person implicated.
A judge has sentenced Ángel Guillermo Pérez Iguardia to 26 years in prison for the killing of ophthalmologist Miguel Ángel Campos Hoffens, who was attacked while driving in 2024.
The sentencing decision became known on Aug. 27. The case does not end with Pérez Iguardia, however. The Public Ministry’s investigation found that other people were also implicated in the crime.
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Originally published by La Hora in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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