QUESTIONS LOOM OVER DEATHS IN ECUADOR

Ecuador's public prosecutor's office is investigating if 16 Air Force soldiers are responsible for the recent deaths of four boys aged 11 to 15. Just a few weeks ago, on Christmas Eve, mutilated and charred corpses were found near a military base in Ecuador. Authorities said forensic genetic tests confirmed that the bodies corresponded to the four children who went missing after being detained by the Air Force on 8 December. The victims were identified as Nehemias Arboleda, Steven Medina, and brothers Josué and Ismael Arroyo and are collectively known as the 'Guayaquil 4.' They’d gone out to play football in the city of Guayaquil when their whereabouts went unknown for over two weeks.