visionary Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 http://bigstory.ap.org/article/66889fc6c8e24fdda32e567acdea3c9d/hammers-and-shivs-used-mexico-prison-riot-killed-49 Hammers and shivs used in Mexico prison riot that killed 49 Mexico's deadliest prison brawl in many years was a bloodbath in which inmates attacked each other with hammers, cudgels and makeshift blades, authorities said Friday, underlining yet again the power that drug cartels wield inside many of the country's lockups. But questions about the melee deepened Friday when Nuevo Leon state prosecutor Roberto Flores revealed that three officers of the state public safety department, which supplies the prison's guards, had been charged with homicide and abuse of authority. He did not say if they were accused of killing inmates, but authorities have said a guard fired a bullet found in one dead inmate. Flores also said that four of the nine bodies still unidentified could not be named because the prison had no record of them at the facility. "It is a pretty irregular situation," he said. The other five bodies were badly burned and await DNA testing. Jaime Rodriguez, governor of the northern state of Nuevo Leon, said 60 hammers, 86 knives and 120 shivs were used in the previous day's fighting at the Topo Chico prison in Monterrey, where 49 inmates were hacked, beaten or burned to death, and a dozen more injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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