20 April 2011
David Nino de Guzman
Explosion
David Nino de Guzman, news director for the La Paz-based Agencia de Noticias Fides, was found dead, the apparent victim of an explosive device, after being reported missing two days earlier.
His body was discovered in La Paz's Retamanis neighborhood near the Orkojahuira River, news reports said. A forensic report indicated an explosive device had destroyed the journalist's abdomen, according to press reports.
La Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el Crimen, the special investigative unit of the Bolivian police, is investigating several hypotheses for the journalist's death, news reports said. Bolivian press organisations said the killing possibly was linked to his work.
Niño de Guzman’s wife, Sandra Flores, maintained that her husband was assassinated. She said Niño de Guzman did not like any type of arms, and that he had been anxious in the days leading up to his death.
