Murder of Ashaninkas who tried to escape
Shining Path massacred Ashaninka, including children, for attempted escape in Valle Esmeralda.
When approximately 10 Ashaninka tried to escape from Shining Path captivity, the subversives began to kill all the Ashaninka in the group. They took them under false pretenses, telling them they would live alone and happy, but they killed them with axes, machetes and knives. The children also had their heads chopped off. Testimonies indicate that the hikers did not spare anyone, no matter how much they screamed or begged, and that they tortured their victims before killing them.