Friends, family bury slain Honduran Miss World contestant, sister


  • World
  • Friday, 21 Nov 2014

Friends and family members carry the coffin of Maria Jose Alvarado at the cemetery in Santa Barbara November 20, 2014. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera

SANTA BARBARA Honduras (Reuters) - Amid applause and sobs, friends and family buried a murdered Honduran beauty queen and her sister on Thursday while authorities charged a suspect with the crime.

The bodies of Maria Jose Alvarado, 19, and her sister Sofia, 23, were found buried near a river in the mountainous region of Santa Barbara in western Honduras, police said on Wednesday.

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