After being attacked by players and fans for showing a red card, a REFEREE died of internal bleeding.
The Savior’s security authorities announced on Tuesday that they had arrested the alleged aggressor of referee José Arnoldo Anaya, 63, who died over the weekend after a “brutal” attack by “alleged fans and players” of a team from a San Salvador colony.
In a news conference, Minister of Justice and Security Gustavo Villatoro stated that the suspect’s name is Juan Manuel Cruz Lorenzana and that he will be charged with murder.
According to Marca, the referee was officiating an amateur match at the Toluca Stadium in Miramonte. But things got violent when Amaya gave one of the aggressive players a second yellow card.
The referee, who had 20 years of expertise, was instantly attacked by the hooligan. And that produced shocking scenes of violence, with Amaya being thrashed by the player’s teammates and supporters.
Amaya was struck so severely that he needed to be sent to the hospital in Zacamil right away. Doctors noticed he was suffering from internal bleeding while he was there.
However, they were unable to prevent Amaya’s wounds from worsening. And it was shortly revealed that he had passed away.
This weekend, 63-year-old referee José Arnoldo Amaya died after being attacked by players and supporters of a team in El Salvador.
He passed away moments after arriving at the hospital.
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Villatoro pointed out that Cruz Lorenzana, who allegedly is a member of the Mao Mao minority gangstruck the victim and injured him to death.
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“The Salvadoran Football Federation condemns, regrets and rejects physical aggression, as a federation we repudiate all acts of violence that are being generated in the different sports venues in the country,” Fesfut said in a statement.
| La Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol lamenta el fallecimiento del árbitro José Arnoldo Amaya. pic.twitter.com/gVscusks93
— FESFUT (@fesfut_sv) June 13, 2022
The Salvadoran Football Federation soon published a statement condemning the brutal attacks against Amaya. President Hugo Carillo also went on national television to condemn the perpetrators.
“As a Federation, we repudiate what happened to referee Jose Arnoldo Amaya,” he told El Tiki Taka.
“And we trust that the authorities can find those responsible for taking the referee’s life.”
Sources: Dailycaller, En, Marca