Paraguayan anti-mafia prosecutor killed in Colombia


Paraguayan Supreme Court, Asuncion, Paraguay - March 10, 2020 Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci talks to the media about Ronaldinho REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Marcelo Pecci, a Paraguayan prosecutor known for his work in fighting organized crime, was killed on the Colombian tourism island of Baru on Tuesday, authorities from both countries said.

Pecci and his wife, Paraguayan journalist Claudia Aguilera, were on their honeymoon at a resort near the Caribbean city of Cartagena. They had announced Aguilera's pregnancy on Instagram earlier on Tuesday.

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