Ten members of Venezuelan family killed as authorities fail to investigate

Headline Title:  Ten members of Venezuelan family killed 22 May 2013 With 10 killings in their family in a little over a decade, the Barrios' story is hard to believe.It all started in the early hours of 28 August 1998.Benito Antonio Barrios, a 28-year-old man, was at his home in Guanayén, state of Aragua, in southern Venezuela, with his two sons, Jorge Antonio and Carlos Alberto, when a group of police entered the home, beat him and took him away.Eyewitnesses, including his brother Luis Alberto, watched on as four officers handcuffed and detained him.The next time anyone saw Benito…

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