Honduras police, locals clash in arrest of suspect in boy's killing
Honduras police, locals clash in arrest of suspect in boy's killing
Reuters
10:04 p.m. EDT, October 12, 2013
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras police clashed on Saturday with local residents during the arrest of a man believed responsible for decapitating a 7-year-old boy in a rural town in the Central American country that has been plagued by violence in recent years.
People in the town of San Francisco de la Paz, wanting to exact justice themselves, tried to snatch 22-year-old suspect Carlos Peralta from the police, local media reported.
Two people were injured during the arrest and police used teargas, a police official told local media.
The boy's body was found on Friday in the town in the Olancho region, 80 miles east of Honduras' capital, Tegucigalpa, the official said.
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