Helpless: The woman, who appears dazed, is dragged by her hair into the centre of the angry crowd

Shocking moment girl, 16, is surrounded and beaten by mob who burned her to death after she was involved in murdering a 68-year-old taxi driver in Guatemala . A 16-year-old girl was burned alive in Guatemala as a vicious 25-strong mob stood by and cheered, a horrifying video shows.

  • The shocking four-minute 38-second clip  - too graphic to be published - has been shared widely in Guatemala and shows the teenager, blood streaming down her face, being punched and kicked before she is set on fire.
  • According to reports, the unnamed girl was surrounded in the village of Rio Bravo, 77 miles west of capital Guatemala City, after she was allegedly part of a gang that murdered a motorcycle taxi driver.
  • As she lies on the ground, a man runs over with a can of petrol and pours it over her, sending her up in flames as she screams.
  • The camera continues to roll as the fire continues to ravage her body and the girl dies. 
  • A police spokesman said that officers had tried to intervene but were blocked by the bystanders.
  • The video of the sickening incident was uploaded to YouTube and was viewed hundreds of thousands of times before it was removed.
  • The girl has not been identified, according to news website Tiempo. because the National Civil Police are worried it will spark further tensions in the area. 
  • They are now investigating the attack. 

  • Horrifying video shows girl in flames as vicious mob cheer and taunt her 
  • Teenager was allegedly part of a gang that killed a motorcycle taxi driver 
  • Police now investigating despicable incident in the village of Rio Bravo 


Graphic: The moment the girl was set on fire is too graphic to share. Officers said they tried to reach the teenager to help but the mob of 250 surrounding her prevented them from reaching her


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