Arnold Peralta Murdered

[Bluedell 5,329]

Sorry Bluedell loss of a friend is personal not points scoring.

 

Agreed, but talking about the negative reaction of fans from other clubs is. My post wasn't aimed at you.

[MacK1950 2,231]

Sorry didn't think it was just made a point in wrong way.

[Bruno55 0]

I really don't think that a tragedy such as this should be a points-scoring exercise on either side.

 

Why mention point scoring? Because Emilio chose the ideal time to remember his close friend?..

[BrahimHemdani 1]

This is such an unusual incident (thankfully) that there might have been a case for ALL Scottish Clubs to have worn black armbands and held a Minute's Silence in tribute to a man who had played football in this country. In the case of St Johnstone they could have linked the two deaths.

 

Absent that, we can take comfort in the fact that our Club and our fans did the right thing and that has been publicised in Honduras and no doubt other countries.

 

If some mindless morons want to attack Izaguirre for his personal gesture that just shows them up for what they are.

[Bluedell 5,329]

Why mention point scoring? Because Emilio chose the ideal time to remember his close friend?..

 

No. Because of this:

 

his grief filled actions today have probably made him even more unpopular in the minds of that minority who attach themselves to that club

 

There's no need to it in this thread.

[ian1964 10,411]

Former Rangers star Arnold Peralta was murdered over 'personal problems', say police

 

HONDURAN officials say the brutal slaying of the 26-year-old midfielder was nothing to do with organised crime as they close in on those responsible.

 

FORMER Rangers star Arnold Peralta was murdered over personal problems, police in Hondurus revealed today.

 

The probe into the 26-year-old midfielder’s shooting last Thursday at a shopping centre in La Ceiba, Honduras, took a dramatic new twist as the country’s Security Minister said investigators had done “80 per cent” of their job and would resolve the horrific crime “within a few days".

 

Questioned by a TV reporter about ongoing investigations into recent killings in the crime-ridden nation, police chief Hector Ivan Mejia said: “Each case is different.

 

“The first thing intelligence officers and investigators do is establish the genesis of each case.

 

“The La Ceiba case was the result of an individual, personal situation.”

 

Local newspapers leapt on the comments as proof of rumours that have been sweeping Honduras for the past few days pointing to Peralta’s murder being a revenge killing.

 

Speculation has been rife that it was linked to a secret he was hiding from his family.

 

Mr Mejia, Director of Honduras’ National Police, declined to reveal more details, sparking a guessing game as to whether the married dad-of-one’s shooting was a crime of passion or the result of another type of conflict.

 

But he dismissed the suggestion it was linked to organised criminal gangs, insisting: ”This crime has nothing to do with organised crime.

 

“Arnold Peralta was an athlete, our national pride. The investigations are 80 per cent advanced.

 

“We are obliged to hand over a conclusive report to the investigating judge who has information on the authors of this crime.”

 

Honduras’ Justice Minister Julian Pacheco added: “The investigation into the lamentable case of Arnold Peralta is 80 per cent advanced.

 

“We have identified people who could have participated and in the next few hours there will be important developments in this case.

 

“It’s a case we’re going to resolve within a few days.”

 

Asked at a press conference what was behind the murder, he said: “I don’t want to reveal the reasons but we have very important leads that can lead us to the authors and then we will explain the reasons why this young man died in this criminal act.”

 

Peralta, who played 25 times for Rangers between 2013 and 2015, was shot repeatedly in the head, chest and back as he arrived at a shopping centre last Thursday afternoon to do some Christmas shopping with his wife Vanessa and a friend.

 

Vanessa, mum to their four-month-old daughter Camila, revealed the star was shot dead as he returned to his Porsche Cayenne to close a window he had left open.

 

Five police teams have been working on catching the killer, who is believed to have escaped on a motorbike driven by an accomplice.

 

They have been poring over hours of CCTV footage taken from cameras inside the shopping centre car park as well as streets near the crime scene.

 

Officers have also been sifting through the player's mobile phone records for clues.

 

Initial reports said detectives were focusing on two theories - a family dispute and and the theory he had refused to cooperate with criminals trying to extort money from him.

 

Earlier this week local reports said police were following a third line of inquiry based on personal problems that “out of respect for his family” were not revealed.

 

Speaking at his funeral in the port city of La Ceiba , where Arnold was enjoying time off before an international friendly, grieving mum Celina Sosa said: “Son, you were and will continue to be the most beautiful thing God has given me so happy journey son.

 

“I thank the Lord for having lent him to me these beautiful 26 years because now I’m only going to live from my memories.”

 

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/former-rangers-star-arnold-peralta-7027223

[der Berliner 3,245]

The original article from a Honduran paper:

 

Crimen de Arnold Peralta fue por problemas personales

 

16 Dic 2015 / 11:23 PM /

 

El ministro de Seguridad Julián Pacheco confirmó que ya se identificaron los autores materiales en el asesinato del jugador Peralta.

 

San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

 

El rumor de que el asesinato del jugador Arnold Peralta habría sido por problemas personales fue confirmado ayer por el comisionado general de la Policía Nacional, Héctor Iván Mejía.

 

En la ciudad de La Ceiba hay varios equipos de inteligencia de la Policía Nacional, quienes desde el pasado jueves que ocurrió el crimen en el estacionamiento de un centro comercial, han estado trabajando en la investigación del caso.

 

Los jefes policiales que están asignados directamente con la investigación se niegan a dar declaraciones de los avances del caso; sin embargo, fue ayer que el comisionado Mejía declaró a un medio televisivo que “lo primero que hacemos nosotros es establecer la génesis de cada uno de los casos, por ejemplo, el caso de La Ceiba fue por situaciones individuales, personales”.

 

Mejía declaró a LA PRENSA que “el crimen no tiene nada que ver con crimen organizado, él era un atleta, un orgullo nacional. Las investigaciones están avanzadas en un 80%. Estamos en la obligación de entregar un expediente contundente al juez que tiene información de la autoría en el hecho”.

 

Las autoridades aún no confirman si el seleccionado Peralta había tenido problemas de tipo pasional o si fue por otro tipo de enemistades.

 

En La Ceiba se escuchaba el rumor que el móvil del crimen estaba relacionado con algún tipo de venganza, incluso se investigaba si asesinatos ocurridos días antes, también tenían que ver con la muerte violenta de Peralta.

 

Según las autoridades, no pueden dar más detalles para no entorpecer la investigación.

 

El ministro de Seguridad, Julián Pacheco, dijo que ya se identificaron los autores materiales de este crimen.

 

Miembros de Medicina Forense brindaron el informe del reconocimiento del cadáver del futbolista que establece que “el jugador falleció por múltiples heridas de arma de fuego”. En la escena del crimen quedaron varios casquillos de bala que fueron dirigidos a órganos vitales en el rostro y el tórax del jugador del Olimpia y la Selección de Honduras.

 

Antecedentes

 

Peralta, de 26 años, era originario de La Ceiba, incursionó en el fútbol a muy temprana edad jugando para el Vida. De allí saltó a la Selección Nacional y sus actuaciones le valieron para ser contratado por el Rangers de Escocia, equipo con el que fue campeón 2013-2014.

 

Este año fue fichado por el Olimpia, con el que también fue campeón.

 

http://www.laprensa.hn/sucesos/911909-410/crimen-de-arnold-peralta-fue-por-problemas-personales

 

Snatched from an FF'ers attempt at translation:

 

"Arnold Peralta crime was personal problems

16 Dec 2015 / 11:23 PM /

 

Security Minister Julian Pacheco confirmed that the perpetrators are identified and murder Player Peralta.

 

San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

 

The rumor that the assassination of Arnold Peralta player would have been personal problems was confirmed yesterday by the commissioner general of the National Police, Hector Ivan Mejia.

 

In the city of La Ceiba there are several intelligence teams of the National Police, who since last Thursday that the crime occurred in the parking lot of a shopping center, have been working on research caso.Los police chiefs who are assigned directly Research refuse to give statements on progress of the case; However, yesterday was the commissioner Mejía told a television station that "the first thing we do is establish the genesis of each of the cases, for example, the case of La Ceiba was by individual, personal situations."

 

Mejia told reporters that "crime has nothing to do with organized crime, he was an athlete, a national pride. Research is advanced by 80%. We are obliged to deliver a convincing case to the judge who has information on the authorship ".The authorities made yet confirm if the selected Peralta had problems passionate type or whether it was other enemistades.En La Ceiba I heard the rumor that the motive was related to some kind of revenge, even if investigating killings days earlier, also had to do with the violent death of Peralta.

 

According to the authorities, they can not give more details as to not hamper investigación.El Security Minister Julian Pacheco, said that the perpetrators of this crimen.Miembros of Forensic Medicine has already identified the report gave recognition established body of footballer "the player died from multiple gunshot wounds." At the crime scene were several bullet casings that were directed to vital organs in the face and chest of the player and the team Olimpia of Honduras."

[BrahimHemdani 1]

I have the Directors' secretary's email; I'll ask her to see if she can track it down and put it out.

 

Did Interflora give you a time and date of delivery?

 

Rangers advised me that

 

The Gersnet wreath has been located at the John Greg Statue – placed there on Saturday before the match & complete with card.

 

and after further enquiries

 

Apparently it was delivered early on Saturday morning to the Main Stand reception & it looked more purple & white.

 

I went over there tonight and took these pictures. I'm pretty sure the two wreaths at the front were not there last Saturday.

 

 

The one on the left has a card, the one on the right does not (it may have blown away). There are some purple flowers with the white, so I think it must be the one. None of the others come close to fitting the description.

Edited December 19, 2015 by BrahimHemdani

[craig 5,195]

It's the one at the front on the right BH, was a circular wreath (is there any other kind....) and was purple and white (closest I could get to blue and white).

 

Thanks for sourcing BH, much appreciated.

[BrahimHemdani 1]

It's the one at the front on the right BH, was a circular wreath (is there any other kind....) and was purple and white (closest I could get to blue and white).

 

Thanks for sourcing BH, much appreciated.

 

No problem at all.