Benque man dies following New Year’s assault
It’s not certain whether he was the year’s first or second murder victim, but that matters little to the family of forty-seven year old Ortencio Quintero of Benque Viejo del Carmen. Quintero was found unconscious around three a.m. on New Year’s morning lying on the roadside in that westernmost town. He was taken by police to the San Ignacio Hospital where he died while being treated for head and body injuries. Police report that they believe a very intoxicated Quintero was attacked by robbers. No arrests have yet been made.
