Venezuela arrests two suspects in lawmaker's murder


  • World
  • Thursday, 16 Oct 2014

A handout file photo from the Venezuelan National Assembly shows slain lawmaker Robert Serra speaking to media in Caracas January 5, 2014. REUTERS/Venezuela National Assembly/Handout

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities have arrested two men in connection with the murder of a pro-government lawmaker this month, President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday.

Legislator Robert Serra and his companion Maria Herrera were stabbed to death in his home two weeks ago in what government officials described as a carefully planned assassination.

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