SIQUINALA, GUATEMALA – JANUARY 13, 2025 Locals were frightened when they saw a person hanging from the church bell tower. Upon arrival of the firefighters, the hanged man was identified as José Emanuel Tejeda García, a resident of Siquinalo. There were no indications of extraneous culpability and the case was closed as a suicide. However, the motive is unknown.
- His hanged body 1
- His hanged body 2
- Funeral announcement
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