Journalist and Father Murder: Four Sentenced to Over 56 Years in Honduras

A Honduran court has sentenced four people to over 56 years in prison for the brutal murder of journalist Edwin Josué Andino Canaca and his father, Edwin Emilio Andino Amador. The sentencing by the Sentencing Court marks a grim conclusion to a case that has gripped the nation.

The convicted individuals, Alex Geovany Rodríguez Alvarado, Josué Daniel Moradel Moreno, and brothers Cristian Josué and Oscar Ariel Girón Salmerón, face charges including aggravated home invasion and robbery with violence. Their conviction stems from a violent incident that took place on October 10, 2022, in the Villafranca neighborhood of Comayagüela, the Honduran capital.

According to the investigation, the four perpetrators arrived heavily armed in the early morning hours, wearing National Police uniforms, bulletproof vests, and ski masks. They forcibly entered the victims' residence and dragged both Andino Canaca and his father outside. The journalist managed to escape briefly but was shot and killed mere meters from his home. His father was then forced into a Honda vehicle and driven to the entrance of the Rafael Leonardo Callejas neighborhood, where he was shot multiple times and left for dead.