Bolivian villagers bury suspected killer alive
[Bolivian villagers
bury suspected killer alive by Carlos
Valdez] "La Paz, Bolivia AP — Villagers in
Bolivia's southern highlands buried a man
alive in the grave of the woman he is
suspected of having raped and murdered, an
official said Thursday.
Police had identified 17-year-old Santos
Ramos as the possible culprit in the attack
on 35-year-old Leandra Arias Janco Sunday in
a Quechua community near the municipality of
Colquechaca, said Jose Luis Barrios, the
chief prosecutor in Potosi province where
the community is located.
Enraged, more than 200 community members
seized Ramos and buried him alive alongside
his alleged victim Wednesday night,
according to Barrios. He said residents on
Thursday blocked the road to the community,
preventing police and prosecutors from
reaching it.
A local reporter for an indigenous radio
station, who would only speak on condition
of anonymity for fear of reprisals, told The
AP that Ramos was tied up at the woman's
funeral. Mourners threw him into the open
grave, placed the woman's coffin in it and
filled the grave with earth.
Colquechaca is a town of 5,000 inhabitants
located 207 miles (333 kilometers) southeast
of Bolivia's capital, La Paz..." Full text:
Bolivian villagers bury suspected killer
alive
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Response to comment [from a Christian]: "While it's tempting to say that he certainly appears to have gotten what he deserved, I sure hope they got the right guy. Either way, I doubt anybody will consider rape again in that village."
I don't think they will.
