Murder of two villagers in La Merced district
Two residents of the district of La Merced were murdered by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso on February 17, 1990, accused of collaborating with the military. This event was part of the national Shining Path offensive that significantly increased violence in Churcampa and Tayacaja.
On February 17, 1990, two villagers were murdered in the district of La Merced, province of Churcampa, Huancavelica. The murders were perpetrated by militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, who accused the victims of "collaborating" with the military. This occurred in the context of the PCP-SL's national offensive in 1990, when the death toll increased significantly in the provinces of Tayacaja and Churcampa. The killings were part of a systematic strategy of eliminating suspected collaborators of the armed forces and attacking villages organized in peasant patrols.