[UPDATES] Slain Miss Honduras USA And Sister Sofia Finally Laid To Rest

Miss Honduras USA- The slain reigning Miss Honduras USA Maria Jose Alvarado and her sister, Sofia, were finally laid to rest at a small town cemetery at Santa Barbara on Thursday.

Roughly over 300 family, friends and concerned citizens witnessed the double funeral service of the late Miss Honduras USA and her sister as their caskets are laid on a cemented grave just beside their father's.

Teresa Muñoz, the mother of the slain beauty queen can't contain her emotions as she hug two wooden caskets of her daughters.

The controversial double-murder case of Miss Honduras USA, 19 and her sister Sofia, 23, ended up as an "act of passion" by Sofia's boyfriend, police officials claimed.

Prior to the burial, a funeral service was held at the home of the slain sisters in their town around 240 miles West of Tegucipalga. There was also a prayer vigil on Wednesday night held at the college, where Maria studied.

Days before the bodies of the Miss Honduras USA and her sister were found near the Aguagua River in Honduran village of Cablotales, the two attended the birthday party of Sofia's boyfriend, Plutarco Ruiz at a spa on Thursday.

However, Ruiz got jealous as he saw Sofia dancing with other guy in his party that led to shooting-to-death of Sofia. Maria who was trying to escape ran, but Ruiz caught her and fired two gunshots at her back.

Ruiz was arrested as he confessed to the double-murder of Miss Honduras USA and her sister on Tuesday. He accompanied the officials on the site where he buried the bodies of the slain sisters, General Ramon Sabillon, the National Police director said.

Aris Maldonado, an accomplice was also caught by police officials. The owner of the spa, Ventura Diaz, his wife and his daughter were also seized by Honduras police for investigation.

Maria, who won the Miss Honduras pageant in April, is Honduras official representative for the Miss World pageant in London in December. She was expected to be boarding to London on Sunday, Nov. 16, the day she and her sister Sofia were found dead.

The exact location where the bodies of Miss Honduras USA and her sister were found is just near San Pedro Sula. It is the regarded as the murder capital of the world with recorded 1, 200 murder cases in a year.

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