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Revision as of 21:51, 5 February 2022
Manuel Martínez Coronado | |
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| Born | 1964 or 1965 |
| Died | 10 February 1998 (aged 32–33) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Nationality | Guatemalan |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction(s) | Aggravated murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 7 |
| Date | 17 May 1995 |
Manuel Martínez Coronado (1964 or 1965 – 10 February 1998) was a Guatemalan mass murderer, convicted for the killing of seven people on 17 May 1995. Coronado was sentenced to death for the murders, and was executed in 1998, the first execution by lethal injection in Guatemala.[1]
Background
Manuel Martínez Coronado was a member of the Chortí ethnic group who worked as a peasant farmer.[2]
Murders
Coronado murdered seven members of the same family on 17 May 1995.[3][4] However, Amnesty International stated that there was evidence to suggest his stepfather may have been the real killer.[citation needed]
Arrest and execution
Coronado was arrested and charged with multiple counts of homicide. Following a brief trial, he became the first Guatemalan to be sentenced to death by means of lethal injection (which had recently been legalized by the government). Despite pleas from Amnesty International to overturn the verdict, the Guatemalan authorities ruled that his sentence would be upheld.[5] The execution took place at 6 a.m. (12:00 – GMT) on 10 February 1998, and was broadcast live as a national television event. It took eighteen minutes for him to die from the onset of drug administration; the sounds of his wife and children crying could be heard by the television audience throughout the ordeal.[failed verification].[6]
Criticism
Amnesty International, which had protested his death sentence, complained that doctors carrying out the execution was a "breach of medical ethics" and that Guatemalan authorities refused to release the identities of the healthcare workers who carried out the execution.[7][8]
See also
- Other executions
References
- ^ Zubieta, Celina (10 February 1998). "GUATEMALA: Prisoner Killed by Lethal Injection". Inter Press Service. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "AI Index: AMR 34/23/00." Amnesty International. Retrieved on 3 March 2016.
- ^ Amnesty International- Rapid Medical action- Manuel Martinez Coronado
- ^ En la historia nacional Archived 3 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine, El Universo (21 November 2007)
- ^ Amnesty International- Document- Guatemala: Further information on Medical letter writing action: Lethal Injection
- ^ "Guatemala: Further Information On Death Penalty: Manuel Martinez Coronado". www.amnesty.org. 10 February 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Guatemala: Rapid Medical Action: Manuel Martinez Coronado". www.amnesty.org. 6 February 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Guatemala: Further Information On Medical Letter Writing Action: Lethal Injection". www.amnesty.org. 12 May 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
External links
- 1998 deaths
- 20th-century executions by Guatemala
- Executed Guatemalan people
- Executed mass murderers
- Family murders
- Filmed executions
- Guatemalan mass murderers
- Guatemalan Maya people
- Guatemalan people convicted of murder
- People convicted of murder by Guatemala
- People executed by Guatemala by lethal injection
- People executed for murder