Shot man `killed during robbery'

ARENALES, Honduras - Mr William Wates (19), from Wimbledon, south-west London, the British student shot dead while travelling…

ARENALES, Honduras - Mr William Wates (19), from Wimbledon, south-west London, the British student shot dead while travelling in Honduras, was a member of the Wates family, owners of the construction group.

Local police said preliminary investigations suggested he was killed during a robbery carried out by two people.

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