Inmate who was serving three years in prison died after being burned in the Morros Blancos prison

An inmate who was serving a three-year prison sentence He died after being burned by other inmates, in a maximum security wing of the Morros Blancos prison, department of Tarija.

Relatives identified the deceased as José A. Ch., who He had 75% of his body with burnsaccording to the report of the Special Force to Fight Crime (Felcc).

According to the police report, three inmates had a discussion in a maximum security pavilion from Morros Blancos. Then, two of them poured gasoline on José A. Ch. from a cell window and then set him on fire.

The mother of the deceased reported that her son had already received death threats from two inmates we met as Tacubayo and Grillo, whom he held responsible for the murder.

“I want to clarify that my son was never in a fight, that happened because of the threats that my son had three days ago. In the afternoon (Wednesday) I spoke with my son and he told me that he was afraid, and At night it turns out that they call me from the prison to tell me that they burned my son,” the parent told La Voz de Tarija.

The relatives mourned the death of José A. Ch. since They were already processing his releasebecause he was serving a three-year prison sentence and that “due to an error by Judge Villazón” he should be released at the beginning of next year.