The body parts of a woman and her two teenage daughters were found in southeastern Guatemala on Monday, officials said.
The dismembered bodies of a woman and her two teenage daughters were found Monday in southeastern Guatemala, authorities said.
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The spokesman for Volunteer Firefighters, Sergio Vasquez, told reporters that in the village of Cienaga Grande de San Jose Pinula, residents found a head and a hand and alerted the National Civil Police and the public ministry so that they could begin investigating the matter.
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Later, authorities reported that a hand and a foot were found in the village of El Pajon de Santa Catarina Pinula and, soon thereafter, the remaining body parts of a woman and a teenage girl were found inside a well.
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Vasquez said that the woman was missing a hand and the girl was missing her head.
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In another nearby well, the remains of the other girl were found, he said.
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The victims were identified by the husband and father of the victims, Jose Luis Lima, as Toribia Perez (38) and her daughters Jesica and Karen aged 16 and 14, respectively.