Carolina Echeverría

Edna Carolina Echeverría Haylock (1960 or 1961 in Gracias a Dios Department[1]— July 25, 2021 in Tegucigalpa) was a Honduran politician.

A member of the Partido Liberal de Honduras, Echeverría represented Gracias a Dios Department in the National Congress of Honduras from 2006 to 2010, and was assassinated in 2021 while running for a second term.

The assassination took place at her home in the Tegucigalpa neighborhood of Lomas de Mayab;[2] the killers gained access by posing as medical personnel and saying that they had come for COVID-19-related reasons.[3] Radio America reported that a price of a million Honduran lempiras was paid in connection with the killing.[4]

As of December 2023, three people had been charged with involvement in her murder, and two had been convicted. [3]

Family

Echeverría's daughter is Erika Urtecho, who took her place on the ballot after the assassination[5] and was elected.[4]

References

  1. ^ Diversos sectores condenan crimen de la exdiputada Carolina Echeverría, in La Prensa; published July 26, 2021; retrieved February 2, 2026
  2. ^ En prisión seguirá implicado en crimen de la exdiputada Carolina Echeverría, in La Prensa; published February 28, 2024; retrieved February 2, 2026
  3. ^ a b Acusan a más vinculados en el crimen contra exdiputada Carolina Haylock, at La Prensa; published December 11, 2023; retrieved February 2, 2026
  4. ^ a b Juicio por asesinato de exdiputada Carolina Echeverría será el próximo 26 de septiembre; at Radio America; published July 26, 2022; retrieved February 2, 2026
  5. ^ Hija de Carolina Echeverría se perfila como ganadora de diputación, in La Prensa; published December 4, 2021; retrieved February 2, 2026