Floridalma Roque Son We Are Not Looking For Revenge Only Justice

José López Roque, son of Floridalma Roque , expressed his relief and hope after learning of the decision of the Constitutional Court of Guatemala to annul a judicial resolution that favored plastic surgeon Kevin Malouf .

Malouf, accused of the Honduran woman’s death after a cosmetic procedure, had been granted a change of offense that could have allowed him to go free.

“We have faith that my mother’s case will come to a successful conclusion. We are not asking for favors, only that justice acts according to law and not money,” said José in an interview with

A questioned judicial process

On March 6, 2025 , Judge Pedro Laynez had sentenced Malouf to five years in prison for manslaughter , but by accepting a special procedure, the sentence was reduced to 3 years and 4 months , commutable at a rate of Q5 per day.

Similarly, anesthesiologist Lydia Moreira and nurse Susana Rojas received reduced and commutable sentences.

For the Roque family, this decision was a mockery of their grief. “It was a humiliation after so much effort to achieve justice,” José said.

However, the recent intervention of the Constitutional Court overturned Laynez’s ruling and ordered that Malouf and Moreira be sent to trial for murder, while Rojas faces the charge of complicity in murder.

“They made my mother disappear”

Floridalma Roque, 59, entered Kevin Malouf’s clinic in zone 10 of Guatemala City on June 13, 2023 to undergo a cosmetic procedure.

Hours later, she disappeared without a trace. Her body was found a year later in a remote area of ​​Escuintla , dismembered.

“From the very beginning, we felt agony,” José recalled. However, when the case was transferred to the Prosecutor’s Office for Femicide , they began to get answers.

The evidence gathered suggests that Malouf and his team may have tried to cover up the incident.

A 27-minute audio recording , recorded on the same day of Floridalma’s death and broadcast by the Guatemalan media outlet Soy 502 , reveals a conversation where the surgeon instructs his staff to conceal the disappearance of the body.

“Tell them they called her for an emergency and she left,” Malouf is heard saying on the recording.

Security camera footage shows Malouf taking a bottle out of his clinic, where, according to the prosecution, the lifeless body of Floridalma Roque was found.

A turn in favor of justice

José López Roque highlights the bravery of nurse Luis Castro , who decided to confess the truth and cooperate with the prosecution.

Her testimony helped clarify the facts and speed up the location of her mother’s body.

“This case should set a precedent. Guatemala must demonstrate that it does justice for all,” said José.

“We are not seeking revenge, we just want my mother to rest in peace and for her death not to go unpunished,” he said.

This Wednesday, March 12, the statement of nurse Castro is expected as advance evidence, a key testimony that could define the course of the trial.

“There is still hope”

For the Roque family, the Constitutional Court’s decision represents a ray of hope in a process that has been long and painful.

“We thank everyone who has supported us. This is a fight for justice, not only for my mother, but so that events like this do not happen again,” José concluded.