The president was shot 12 times and had bullet wounds to his forehead and several to his torso. His <left eye had been gouged out and bones in his arm and in his ankle had been broken, according to one of the judges conducting the investigation.
> In January, one of the Colombian suspects - the former military officer Mario Antonio Palacios - became the first person to be charged in connection with the case in Miami.
< Haitian police chief Léon Charles said Haitian national Christian Emmanuel Sanon, who was arrested after the assassination, was a "key suspect" in the case.
According to Mr Charles, Mr Sanon hired 26 of the 28-strong hit squad through a Miami-based company called CTU, run by Venezuelan national Tony Intriago. Mr Sanon, he added, was "the first person" that one of the Colombian suspects had called when police surrounded them.
Mr Sanon, a 63-year-old doctor who lived in Florida, arrived in Haiti on a private jet in early June with "political motives", Mr Charles said, adding that police had found weapons, ammunition and a Drug Enforcement Administration cap in his possession.
( https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57762246 )