Baby thrown on bonfire 'in sacrifice by doomsday sect that thought it was the antichrist'
The three-day-old baby was taken to a hill and thrown into a bonfire - allegedly with the approval of its mum
Probe: An investigator collects samples of dirt at a farm used by the sect
Four people have been arrested after a baby was thrown on a fire in the belief it was the antichrist.The three-day-old baby was taken to a hill and thrown into a bonfire - allegedly with the approval of mum Natalia Guerra, 25.She has been arrested along with three members of a sect that believed the end of the world was coming.Police investigator Miguel Ampuero said: "The baby was naked. They strapped tape around her mouth to keep her from screaming."Then they placed her on a board. After calling on the spirits they threw her on the bonfire alive."Authorities in the town of Colliguay, Chile said the 12-member sect was formed in 2005 and led by Ramon Gustavo Castillo Gaete,
Leader: Ramon Gustavo Castillo Gaete
"Everyone in this sect was a professional," Mr Ampuero said."We have someone who was a veterinarian and who worked as a flight attendant, we have a film-maker, a draftsman."Everyone has a university degree."Police said Castillo Gaete, 36, remains at large and was last seen travelling to Peru to buy ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic plant he used to control members of the sect
The three-day-old baby was taken to a hill and thrown into a bonfire - allegedly with the approval of its mum
Probe: An investigator collects samples of dirt at a farm used by the sect
Four people have been arrested after a baby was thrown on a fire in the belief it was the antichrist.The three-day-old baby was taken to a hill and thrown into a bonfire - allegedly with the approval of mum Natalia Guerra, 25.She has been arrested along with three members of a sect that believed the end of the world was coming.Police investigator Miguel Ampuero said: "The baby was naked. They strapped tape around her mouth to keep her from screaming."Then they placed her on a board. After calling on the spirits they threw her on the bonfire alive."Authorities in the town of Colliguay, Chile said the 12-member sect was formed in 2005 and led by Ramon Gustavo Castillo Gaete,
Leader: Ramon Gustavo Castillo Gaete
"Everyone in this sect was a professional," Mr Ampuero said."We have someone who was a veterinarian and who worked as a flight attendant, we have a film-maker, a draftsman."Everyone has a university degree."Police said Castillo Gaete, 36, remains at large and was last seen travelling to Peru to buy ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic plant he used to control members of the sect