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He was beaten in the Izalco prison and died two months later. His body had bruises and lacerations on his back, but Medicina Legal, the coroner, officially listed the cause of death as pneumonia.

In less than a week, he was transferred from a juvenile detention center in the department of San Miguel (54 kilometers from where he lives) to the Izalco Prison Centre (168 kilometers).