Body of woman reported missing found in San Pedro

Silvia Benites

Sunday, January 18, 2015. BMG: Two days after police reported her missing, the body of 22 year old Silvia Carmen Benites was found in an area north of San Pedro town on Saturday afternoon.

According to authorities, passersby in the area three and a half miles north of San Pedro town found the nude body of the young mother, of Honduran nationality in a muddy pond at the side of the road.

Police say that a post mortem examination revealed that Benites’ body has multiple blunt force injuries to the right side of the face, the neck and the back.

They autopsy also found restraining type injuries to the shoulders and inner thigh.

But due to the state of decomposition, the cause of death could not be determined.

Police investigations continue.

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