Shock and horror after Fernando Villavicencio, who campaigned on tough-on-crime platform, killed in burst of gunfire in Quito

Ecuador’s terrifying descent into violence and criminality has reached a new low with the assassination in broad daylight of a presidential candidate campaigning on a tough-on-crime and anti-graft platform.

Fernando Villavicencio, a former journalist who had collaborated with the Guardian, was shot and killed in a burst of gunfire on a street in Quito as he left a campaign rally on Wednesday evening. Gunfire broke out as the candidate approached his car, sending supporters screaming and diving for cover.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Klopp’s Liverpool: is time catching up with this magnificent red machine?

The club has been operating at the outer limit of its capabilities…

UK Covid testing cutoff quietly extended to eight days after first signs

Exclusive: confusion as helpline staff say tests not accurate after more than…

Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean

More than 100 bus routes in England face cuts and cancellations

Falling passenger numbers, rising costs and the forthcoming end of emergency government…