Salvadorian Ex-Cop Arrested As 10 Bodies Found On His Property

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1. El Salvador: dozens of bodies found at ex-cop's house investigated as femicides

Source: The Guardian and agencies

El Salvador: dozens of bodies found at ex-cop’s house investigated as femicides

Clandestine cemetery in Chalchuapa is believed to contain as many as 40 bodies – most of them thought to be women

Staff and agencies in San Salvador
Thu 20 May 2021 20.59 BST

Authorities in El Salvador are excavating a clandestine cemetery at the house of a former detective which is believed to contain as many as 40 bodies – most of them thought to be women.

The remains of at least 24 people have been recovered so far at the house in the municipality of Chalchuapa, about 48 miles (78km) north-west of the capital, San Salvador. Exhuming the bodies could take another month, officials said.

The search began after the former officer, Hugo Ernesto Osorio Chávez, 51, was detained earlier this month for killing a woman and her daughter. The suspect, who had previously been investigated for sex crimes, confessed to killing the two.

But when forensic teams searched his house, they discovered at least seven pits containing bodies, some of which may have been buried as long as two years ago.

Prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for nine other suspects who may have acted as accomplices.

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