Police: 2 priests slain in historic Peru monastery

[Soutane]

Police: 2 priests slain in historic Peru monastery
(AP) – 3 days ago

LIMA, Peru — Police in Peru say two Roman Catholic priests have been stabbed to death inside a historic monastery two blocks from the capital’s main square.

The victims are identified as Ananias Aguila of Peru and Linan Ruiz of Puerto Rico.

Homicide department chief Miguel Canlla says they were slain before dawn Friday. Police suspect a robbery, but Canlla did not say whether objects of value were missing

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[kamaan]

Horrible. I hope the murderer(s) are caught and brought to justice. This is sick.

Prayers for the souls of the priests

 

[Dale_M]

More details on the murders:

Fr. Linan Ruiz Morales, 80, was found dead in his first floor bedroom in the Convent of San Francisco at the heart of the Peruvian capital, Fides reports. His body had a series of cuts to the neck.

The priest’s 26-year-old assistant Ananias Aguila was also found dead with numerous stab wounds in the kitchen next to the church.

Their bodies were discovered early Friday morning. The priest’s room was ransacked and the safe was open and empty.

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80 years old, and still serving the poor… only to be killed in a robbery. :nope:

Apparently there were multiple attackers:

The Rev. Joel Linan Ruiz Garcia and his aide were slain by a group of assailants who entered the monastery, which operates a soup kitchen for the poor.

“There are always robberies on Amazonas avenue (where the monastery is located), no matter how many security guards there are at night,” an area resident said. EFE

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No doubt Fr. Ruiz and Ananias Aguila knew they lived and worked in a dangerous area. But they did so anyways. May God receive them with mercy.