A large crowd beat five men to death, who were accused of looting houses in residents of Guatemala, which was hit by a series of earthquakes earlier this week, police said Friday.

The episode unfolded on Thursday night at Santa Maria De Hessus (south), a community that suffered the heavier blow than these earthquakes, the strongest of which was 5.7 degrees.

The series of successive earthquakes hit Central America’s country on Tuesday and left behind overall seven deadaccording to the most recent official account of the authorities.

‘Residents arrested five people who were beaten (ed. to death)they were lynched because they were charged with theft »said police spokesman, Sessar Mateo.

The victims were accused of invading houses at night after seismic vibrations, which forced residents to sleep outside, emergency accommodation or relatives, the spokesman added to the French Agency.

Video released on social networking sites depict a man being beaten on the ground by residents, who then pour fuel on it and set fire.

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“Although it is true that the theft is illegal, launching is also a crime”reminded Mr. Mateo.

The presence of the police was reinforced in the municipality after the deadly self -judiciary, he said.

The city of 27,000 inhabitants, most of them in the Most of the Religions, has no electricity from Tuesday and many roads have been closed due to landslides. The government’s government Bernardo Arevalo Sends air help.

Lunnies are often in Guatemala, mainly because it is generally a sense of impunity for those who are criminals.

From 2008 to 2020, suicide cases were reported at least 361 dead and 1,396 injured, according to NGOs GUBO de APOYO MUTUO.