TV host in fatal accident asks respect, consideration

A PANAMANIAN  singer and television presenter  who was arrested after an accident  that lead to the death of a 64 year old man appealed Tuesday  Dec 13 for “respect and consideration.”

Margarita HenriqueZ was involved in an accident at 10 am  on  Monday  on the Pan­American Highway in Aguadulce in which a 64­ year ­old man was killed.

Henriquez, in a posting on instagram, thanked “everyone” for their words of support. “It’s a difficult time because God has given me a difficult test,” she wrote.

“I have been blamed by many, without them knowing what actually took place, and I ask for respect and consideration.”

The singer was driving a Ford Explorer and was accompanied by the presenter of the show ‘Hecho en Panama,’ Luis Lucho Perez. She was detained after the accident and   appeared before a judge on Tuesday for the first hearing on the matter. She was plac ed under country arrest and has to report on the 30th of each month.