MS-13 Gang Members Stabbed 16-Year-Old 100 Times in an Internal Fight

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3/16/2019|Updated: 3/16/2019

A teenager part of the MS-13 gang was stabbed 100 times by his fellow gang members before his body was dumped in Virginia at the weekend.

Stafford County Sheriff’s deputy found the body of Jacson Pineda-Chicas, 16, on the morning of March 16 in a remote and grassy area, according to a police statement.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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