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Cusco Buries Rudhy Benavides as Police Probe Cooked Remains and Hold Two Suspects

Forensic tests on pots with a head and body parts could shape charges.

Overview

  • Mourners carried his casket to San Cristóbal church and then to La Almudena cemetery as relatives called for justice.
  • Officers reported finding two large pots with a head and other parts cooked with onions and carrots, a scene that led them to test for possible cannibalism.
  • The suspects, both 21, remain under a seven-day preliminary detention requested by prosecutors, with police noting serious prior records for each.
  • One detainee has reportedly given a detailed account of the attack during questioning.
  • Family members dispute parts of the police account and say others may have taken part in the killing.