El Salvador: dozens of bodies found at ex-cop’s house investigated as femicides

Clandestine cemetery in Chalchuapa is believed to contain as many as 40 bodies - most of them thought to be women

Authorities in El Salvador are excavating a clandestine cemetery at the house of a former detective which is believed to contain as many as 40 bodies - most of them thought to be women.

The remains of at least 24 people have been recovered so far at the house in the municipality of Chalchuapa, about 48 miles (78km) north-west of the capital, San Salvador. Exhuming the bodies could take another month, officials said.