This is the horror moment Ecuador international footballer Mario Pineida is shot dead alongside his companion at a butcher's where he went to buy meat for a Christmas meal. The double murder occurred around 4pm local time on Wednesday outside a butcher's in the north of the Ecuadorian port city of Guayaquil. 'We deeply regret the passing of my husband, Mario Pineida, an event that fills us with grief as a family. The double murder occurred around 4pm local time on Wednesday. Fluminense Football Club said in a statement: 'Fluminense Football Club received with deep sorrow the news of the passing of Mario Pineida, an athlete who defended the club in 2022.'

Source: Daily Mail December 19, 2025 20:42 UTC