Grisly Find in Venezuela Prison: Headless Bodies, at least fifteen corpses

Posted on March 20, 2017 • Filed under: Crime, Venezuela

theguardian.com / Reuters / Fifteen corpses, three of them headless, have been found in a mass grave at a Venezuelan prison and more may be discovered, investigators said on Saturday.

The grisly find at the General Penitentiary in central Guarico state has thrown a spotlight on the South American nation’s crowded, violent and gang-dominated prisons where scores of inmates die each year.

The public prosecutor’s office said 20 forensic experts combing the site at a prison stable had found the remains of at least 15 people, three missing skulls. “We presume there are more corpses,” it said in a statement. Read Full Article

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