Murder of community leader María Ovidia Palechor and her husband in Cauca sparks reaction from Francia Márquez
Vice President Francia Márquez condemned the murder of community leader María Ovidia Palechor and her husband James Flores in Cauca, Colombia.
Vice President condemns double homicide of community leader and her husband in Cauca
Google News CO — Crime reported that Colombia's Vice President Francia Márquez reacted with indignation to the murder of social leader María Ovidia Palechor and her husband, James Flores, which occurred in the department of Cauca.
"Cauca deserves to live in peace," Márquez declared when commenting on the crime, publicly condemning the act.
The victims were identified as María Ovidia Palechor, a recognised community leader in the region, and James Flores, her husband. The double homicide took place in Cauca, a department historically affected by violence against social leaders and communities.
Vice President Márquez, who is originally from Cauca, expressed her rejection of the crime and claimed the region's right to live without violence. No additional details were reported regarding the perpetrators or intellectual authors of the act or the status of the investigations at the time of the report.
Source: Google News CO — Crime