November 1, 2024

Taylor Daily Press

Complete News World

More than 40 killed in Honduras women’s prison riot |  outside

More than 40 killed in Honduras women’s prison riot | outside

Honduran police reported that at least 41 people were killed in a riot at a women’s prison 20 kilometers from the capital, Tegucigalpa. Police found 25 charred bodies. A fire could have broken out during the riots.

Police confirmed earlier reports of a prison riot. Authorities expect the death toll to rise.

According to local media, the fire started after a fight between members of rival gangs.

Deputy Security Minister Julissa Villanueva declared a “state of emergency” on Twitter and denounced the vandalism.

The head of the families of those arrested, Dalma Ordonez, told local media that members of a feminist group set fire to a rival gang’s cell. The building where the victims died “was completely destroyed. I was reduced to ashes,” she said. The prison houses about 900 women.

Many police and military personnel were deployed around the prison as relatives of the detainees crowded to obtain information.

Honduras has a history of fatal incidents in prisons. In 2019, 18 inmates died fighting in a prison, and in 2012 more than 350 inmates died in a fire.

© AFP

Security guards with female prisoners from the women's prison in Tamara, about 25 kilometers from Tegucigalpa.
Security guards with female prisoners from the women’s prison in Tamara, about 25 kilometers from Tegucigalpa. © AFP

See also  Flood risk in large parts of England due to Storm Henk | outside