Concurrently with the attempted breakout from Najayo jail that left four men dead and 14 injured, on the same day, Friday, 24 October 2014 there was a killing at La Victoria jail, where the most dangerous criminals in the country are sent.
As reported in Listin Diario, revenge was the motive behind the killing of Jose Alberto Batista Mena (Gatillo Alegre). His confessed murderer Luis Alberto de Aza Nunez said that Batista had killed his brother and four others in 2004. Other versions say it was a settlement of accounts between drug traffickers, as reported in the newspaper.
Luis Alberto de Aza was stabbed by other inmates after killing Batista. He was taken to the Dr. Ney Arias Lora Trauma Hospital and is said to be in a serious condition.
Attorney General Office spokesperson Tessie Sanchez said that an investigation is ongoing as two how the weapons came to be in the hands of the inmates.
http://www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2014/10/25/342767/Preso-mata-otro-a-tiros-en-carcel-La-Victoria