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Colombia investigates death of key corruption case witness
Source: BBC News
9 hours ago
The attorney-general's office in Colombia has opened an investigation into the death of Jorge Enrique Pizano.
Mr Pizano was a key witness in a corruption investigation involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.
He died on Thursday of what forensic experts originally described as a heart attack.
But investigators became suspicious when Mr Pizano's son died three days later of poisoning after drinking from a bottle left at his father's home.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46208704