"Police found Guayaquil journalist Xavier Ramos dead inside his home in the La Alborada neighborhood, in the northern part of the city on [Aug. 21].
Police Major Gino Sánchez reported that the body of a 47-year-old man was found with 'wounds caused by a knife.'
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Journalists' unions condemned the journalist's murder and demanded security from the authorities. This is the second murder of a journalist in Ecuador so far this year.
In March of this year, the murder of Esmeraldas journalist Patricio Aguilar was reported. The incident occurred in Quinindé."
