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Peruvian Prison Authorities Stabilize Dutch Inmate Found Hanging From Rope in His Cell

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LIMA (AP) — Dutchman Joran Van der Sloot, who in 2023 was convicted in the United States of extorting the family of an American woman he killed, and was also sentenced in Peru for murdering a Peruvian woman, was stabilized Saturday after being found hanging from a rope in his cell, Peruvian authorities said. In a statement, the Justice Ministry said that staff at the Challapalca prison, located in the southern Andes at an altitude of 4,600 meter…

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LIMA (AP) — Dutchman Joran Van der Sloot, who in 2023 was convicted in the United States of extorting the family of an American woman he killed, and was also sentenced in Peru for murdering a Peruvian woman, was stabilized Saturday after being found hanging from a rope in his cell, Peruvian authorities said. In a statement, the Justice Ministry said that staff at the Challapalca prison, located in the southern Andes at an altitude of 4,600 meter…

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Challapalca Penitentiary, in the Tacna region, after an apparent suicide attempt by Joran van der Sloot was reported

Joran Van der Sloot claims that he has given himself to God and asks forgiveness for the crime of Stephany Flores: “Love your enemies” VIDEOThe Van der Sloot case: The 14th anniversary of the murder of the young Peruvian Stephany FloresThis Saturday morning, December 13, moments of extreme tension were experienced in Challapalca prison, one of the hardest and most isolated prisons in the country. At 9:50 a.m., during the breakfast delivery, inm…

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Through a brief statement, the National Penitentiary Institute confirms that Joran Van der Sloot intends to take his life inside his cell in Challapalca prison.

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Van Der Sloot is serving a 28-year sentence after killing a young Peruvian in 2012.

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Joran Van der Sloot, who is being held inside Challapalca prison, serving a 28-year sentence for the femicide offence against Stephany Flores, was found in a serious state of health in his cell at 9:50 a.m. this Saturday, December 13, when breakfast was served. Faced with the situation of the feminicide, INPE staff immediately assisted Sloot by finding him near a quilt strip. What really happened? In this article we tell you. YOU CAN SEE: Joran …

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Peru21 broke the news in on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
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