Sister Irene McCormack was murdered along with four other people in Huasahuasi, Tarma, Junín. This multiple murder was perpetrated by the Shining Path as part of their campaign against pastoral agents and people linked to the Catholic Church. The nun worked in development projects with peasant communities.
A few days after the murder of Irene McCormack, Shining Path supporters dynamited the premises of the Pampa project, linked to the Church, in San Antonio de Putina, Puno. This attack is part of the strategy of destroying development projects promoted by the Catholic Church in rural areas.
On May 22, 1991, a Shining Path column raided Huasahuasi, a district in the province of Tarma. In this attack, four people were killed: the nun Irene McCormack, the community president Pedro Pando, the former deputy mayor Alfredo Morales and the leader Agustín Vento. This event was part of the …