Chile: The body of the young man that they were looking for four days ago appeared burned in a supermarket nailed to the ground

The demonstrations continue Chile for the seventh consecutive day. Until now, the government has confirmed a total of 18 dead, five of them for the action of security forces and others during looting and rioting. However, many complaints from missing persons during the violent protests that increased last week and, unofficially, the death toll continues to grow.

In dialogue with TNNicole Osorio, the sister of Joshua, a 17 year old boy who faded away Sunday, amidst the looting of a clothing store, he said that after four days of desperate searches, this Thursday he had learned that the teenager was dead. "They called me this morning to let me know that I was confirmed among one of the five bodies that they found calcined"he said.

According to the woman from the commune of Renca, her brother was last seen in a exit what was vandalized e inflamed by a group of protesters. After learning, he went to the scene to pick him up. However, when the establishment arrived, it was reduced to ashes. "They ransacked the cellar and then set it on fire, and during the 40 minutes that it lasted, the place was consumed," he said.

According to testimonies collected by Nicole in the region, Joshua had two versions: the first said that the young man had escaped at the beginning of the flames; the second, which never came out. "Some people said that my brother came in and climbed the stairs and never came back. That in the basement, a fire was lit that blocked the entrance and that he was locked up, "he said.

In the meantime, the woman said that none of the security forces present at the scene, including carabinieri and the Chilean investigation police (IDP), had told her what was wrong with her. It was past. "My mother left her feet on the street looking for my brother and it is only today that they come to tell us that my brother is in the legal medical servicebecause it's one of five people they found burned on Sunday, "he said.

Regarding the reasons that might have led Joshua to enter the institution, he said: "My brother had to come and see what was burning. Maybe he wanted to help. He did not have a story, he was a healthy young man. And I just went to get him because I wanted to make it live".