A burned and decapitated body was found this Saturday in an area located behind the hemodialysis unit of the Provincial Hospital Manuel Ascunce Domenech in Camagüey, according to information shared by journalist José L. Tan Estrada on Facebook.
The grim discovery occurred on the path that patients and staff use to exit the hemodialysis area, a route described by neighbors as a place covered in garbage and with very little space to walk through.
It was some children who discovered the remains, according to the information received by the communicator.
The independent outlet La Hora de Cuba reported that the body was discovered between 4:00 and 5:00 pm on this Saturday.
There are also rumors that the victim was murdered, burned, and then covered with garbage to hide the crime, although this detail has not been officially confirmed.
So far, the identity of the victim and the exact circumstances of the incident remain unknown. No Cuban authority has publicly commented or announced the opening of an investigation.
The citizens' reaction on social media reflects a mix of horror and indignation. "Camagüey must be the most violent province in Cuba today," wrote a resident.
Another comment noted: "Every week, every day, every minute is already a different horror story. The worst part is that there is no severe judgment, and the criminals continue to hunt human beings."
A woman from the province described the situation in stark terms: "Camagüey is becoming the Wild West of Cuba. Crime is rampant, and now young people are roaming around on scooters, their heads and faces covered."
Other citizens pointed directly to impunity as the driving force behind the spiral: "As long as the measures are not severe in each case, we will continue to see much more. Violence is much cheaper than food itself."
The discovery has shocked the public just a week after Carlos Estenos was found dead, tied up and burned in a rural area of the municipality of Vertientes, in the same province, in a case where the possible motive may have been the theft of money and horses.
Camagüey has accumulated a series of very serious crimes with extreme characteristics. In June and July, at least three women lost their lives in the province in cases classified as femicides by the Gender Observatory of Alas Tensas.
The pattern of institutional silence is repeated in each of these cases, as the Cuban regime does not publish official crime statistics nor does it inform about the progress of investigations.
The organization Cubalex documented 37 homicides in Cuba during July, the highest monthly figure since it began its monitoring, along with 168 incidents of violence and citizen insecurity and nine femicides.
The Cuban Observatory of Citizen Audit recorded 2,833 verified crimes in 2025, a 115% increase compared to 2024 and a 337% increase compared to 2023, a trend that shows no signs of reversing so far this year.
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