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Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Wilson Palacios' worst
fears have been confirmed, after a body discovered in Honduras
earlier this month has been officially identified as his brother
Edwin.
The youngest brother of the 24-year-old former Wigan man was
kidnapped from his parents' house in October 2007, and Honduran
authorities had believed the body they found 150 miles north of the
capital Tegucigalpa was that of the teenager.
DNA tests and dental records have now helped investigators
identify the remains.
Police suspected the kidnappers belonged to violent street gangs
in Honduras, one of the most dangerous countries in Latin
America.
And although Palacios' family paid a ransom of around $200,000
to the kidnappers, their son was not released.
The Spurs midfielder had been withdrawn from Tottenham's clash
with Everton at Goodison Park after reports of the body's discovery
first surfaced, with manager Harry Redknapp telling Sky Sports
News:
"It's been a bad day. We got a message at seven o'clock this
morning that he has to rush home, that the young boy could have
been killed.
"He was kidnapped 18 months ago or so, and it was bad to see
Wilson in the state he was in with this bad news."