Parent's murder witnessed by 3-year-old child
3-year-old boy witnessed the murder of his parents by Sendero Luminoso in Sonomoro.
Wilmer, a 3-year-old boy, witnessed the murder of his parents by the Shining Path. They threw a machete at his mother's belly and there was a lot of blood, and they put a bullet in his father's head. The boy wanted them to get up but they wouldn't talk to him. They also burned his sister and threw machetes at his back. This testimony shows the severe psychological trauma caused to children who witnessed the violent death of their parents and relatives.