Riot in Brazil prison leaves 15 choked and stabbed to death
International Desk Published: 27 May 2019, 09:41 AM
| Updated: 27 May 2019, 09:45 AM
Relatives argue with police for more information outside the Anisio Jobim Prison Complex where a deadly riot erupted among inmates in Manaus in the northern state of Amazonas, Brazil, Sunday, May 26, 2019. A statement from the state prison secretary says prisoners began fighting among themselves around noon Sunday, and security reinforcements were rushed to complex. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)
A riot between inmates in a prison in Brazilian state of Amazonas ended with 15 dead on Sunday, according to a statement of the state secretariat for prisons, reports Reuters.
Inmates at the Amazonas jail were choked to death or stabbed with toothbrushes, Colonel Marcos Vinicius Almeida, head of the state’s jails, said in the statement.
The riot began during visiting hours. There were no hostages and violence was directed between inmates, Almeida said.
The jail was the scene of an inmate uprising that ended with 56 dead in 2017.
The government will investigate the cause of the riot, the statement said.
