Seventh body found in Veraguas after spate of killings

The Public Ministry has opened an investigation into the death of a seventh person found dead in Veraguas.

The latest victim is a 30-year-old  man whose body was found on Sunday morning near his home in the El Forestal neighborhood.  Investigators have not ruled out homicide, as traces of blood were found on his hands.

The other six deaths were in two triple homicides. In the first case, the bodies were found on the road that leads to the district of Las Palmas, while in the second, the bodies were found in Los Algarrobos de Rodeo Viejo.

The Public Ministry, in a press conference, on Sunday, November 3 inVeraguas, said that investigations of all cases are continuing.