Bolivian Rape Suspect Santos Ramos Buried Alive In Victims Grave By Outraged Villagers [VIDEO]

Santos Ramos a 17-year-old from Bolivia was accused of raping and murdering 35-year-old Leandra Arias Janco on Sunday in the community of Quechua near the district of Colquechaca the Irish Times reports.

While attending Janco's funeral an angry mob seized Ramos tied him up and dropped him into the empty grave belonging to his alleged victim. Janco's coffin was then placed on top of Ramos and covered with dirt.

An anonymous radio journalist gave the information about what the villagers did to Ramos to the Associated Press. AP says the journalist would only speak to them if his identity was kept secret for fear he could face repercussions.

Over 200 hundred angry people set upon Ramos, burning him alive. BBC reports that members of the angry mob barricaded the roads leading into the village so police could not get in and stop them.

Coloquechaca is made up of 5,000 residents and is located 207 miles from La Paz, the capital of Bolivia.

This is not the first time members of this small indigenous community have taken the law into their own hands. Lynching is not an uncommon occurrence in the Quechua community. Police presence in the area is all but scarce.

The Daily Mail says a police officer was mistakenly identified as a thief and lynched in the Bolivian city of El Alto.

Reports are saying that on Wednesday community residents stoned a car thief to death and burned his accomplice alive. The same reports say the car thieves murdered the driver of the car they stole.

Because the indigenous area is so poorly protected, in 2009 Bolivian President Evo Morales signed a law allowing for and recognizing vigilante justice on the part of the indigenous people. The Daily Mail points out that the line between Indigenous and Western justice is so blurred the result is often extreme violence.