At least two of the seven inmates injured during a riot in the jail in La Vega are in a serious condition, according to doctors at the Luis Morillo King Hospital in the province.
The doctors are considering transferring one to the Regional University Hospital José María Cabral and Báez in Santiago.
Those injured are Marcos Rosario, Isidro Morel de la Cruz, Ramón Antonio Rosario, Frank Félix Guzmán, Juan Moya, Enmanuel Almánzar Peña, Juan Eduardo Taveras and Alexander de Jesús Veloz. Marcos Rosario is in the worst condition with knife wounds to his abdomen and other parts of his body.
The incident happened yesterday, Monday 31 July 2017, when two rival gangs in the jail, the Cibaeños Veganos from La Vega and the Capitaleños from Santo Domingo were fighting over control of the jail. The jail is not part of the new penitentiary system.
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Listin Diario
1 August 2017
