By Jeff Abbott in Guatemala City
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Police in Guatemala have arrested four men on suspicion of murder after a respected indigenous Maya spiritual guide was tortured, doused in gasoline and burned to death after being accused of witchcraft.
Domingo Choc Che, 55, an expert on traditional herbal medicine who had worked with researchers from University College London, was seized from his home in the village of Chimay on Saturday night by a group of men.
Source: Outrage as Guatemalan Maya spiritual guide is tortured and burned alive
Category: Guatemala, World news, Americas, Indigenous peoples
