A security guard of almost 60 years old was brutally murdered in the municipality of San Luis, Santiago de Cuba, allegedly by thieves who were trying to steal a mule.
According to reports obtained by the independent journalist Yosmani Mayeta Labrada on Facebook, the incident occurred in the "Nuevo Mundo" cooperative, in the town of Dos Caminos in the mentioned municipality.
The victim was gagged and stabbed in the head and neck, but died of asphyxiation after a stone was inserted into their mouth.
The security guard had previously mentioned having confronted thieves with stones who were trying to steal a mule.
The source stated that several people have been arrested and that "apparently one of the killers lived near the cooperative, but when the dog marked the scent trail at his house, he fled."
This tragic incident is part of the worrying increase in violence and theft in Cuba. Insecurity is reaching alarming levels, affecting both ordinary citizens and workers responsible for protecting properties.
Over the weekend, several similar incidents were reported, including the death of a jeweler in the middle of the street in Old Havana.
In February, another security guard from a store in Falla, a town in the municipality of Chambas in Ciego de Ávila, was murdered by one or more individuals who were attempting to rob the premises.
The previous year, the security guard of a store in Santa Clara was also killed, his life brutally taken with a knife in the early morning to steal some TVs and old PCs, according to reports on social media.
That same year, a 24-year-old young man who worked as a security guard at the Camagüey International Airport was murdered with his own weapon. Unconfirmed reports by authorities pointed to a group of Cuban prison escapees as alleged perpetrators of the murder, who were believed to have attempted to leave the country in a small plane.
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