A violent and disturbing crime was discovered yesterday morning, Sunday, February 8, 2026, inside the La Serena Penitentiary Complex, in Chileafter officials of Chilean Gendarmerie they will find dead an interior during the unlocking procedure.
The crime, which occurred in a module cell 91, It not only involved murder of a prisoner at the hands of his cellmatebut also included acts of cannibalism that today are investigated by the Public Ministry.
The body was found during the release, when the officials entered the cell to begin the day’s routine. As soon as they entered, they found one of the lifeless inmates, identified as F.S.S.R of Chilean nationality, a scene that made it clear from the first moment that It was not a natural death..
Las visible injuries on the body They aimed at the third party interventionwhich activated the emergency and security protocols inside the prison.
Given the seriousness of the incident, the gendarmerie reported what happened to the Coquimbo Regional Prosecutor’s Office and isolated the area to protect the place where the murder occurred.
A case of extreme violence
From the Regional Prosecutor’s Officethe prosecutor Eduardo Yanez confirmed that it is a case of extreme violence.
According to the preliminary information gathered by the investigative team, the aggressor, with initials M.I.F.M would have attacked his partner with a sharp weaponprovoking him a wound in the neck which led to his death in the cell, as confirmed by the prosecutor.
However, what shocked authorities the most was what happened after the attack. According to the information provided by Yáñez, the accused «would have eaten some parts of the victim«, among them one eye, part of the ears, hands and neck.
These antecedents, due to their crudeness, mark the case as one of the most serious recorded in the prison in recent times.
The body of the deceased inmate was taken to the Legal Medical Service, where forensic examinations will be carried out to confirm the exact cause of death and support the hypotheses handled by the Prosecutor’s Office.
At the same time, the inmate who shared the cell with the victim was separated from the rest of the prisoners and transferred to a maximum security facilityas a preventive measure while the investigation progresses.
An investigation in progress
He Organized Crime and Homicide Team (ECOH) was in charge of the proceedings to clarify how the crime occurred and determine possible responsibilities.
At the same time, an administrative summary was initiated and the relatives of the deceased inmate were informed of the situation.
One day after the incident, testimonies are already being collected and internal records are being reviewed with the aim of reconstructing the sequence of events and establishing whether there were prior alerts that would allow the risk to be anticipated.
The impact of the case was also felt among prison officials. This was confirmed by the vice president of the National Association of Correctional OfficersRaúl Muñoz Cabeza, who pointed out that the episode generated commotion inside the facility.
From Coquimbo Regional GendarmerieMeanwhile, they reiterated their regret for the death of a person deprived of liberty inside the complex.
