Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Roy Greenslade

Paper banned from reporting boy's killing

A 12-year-old boy was shot dead by classmates at his school in Caracas - but the Venezuelan media have been banned from reporting it.

The council for the protection of children and adolescents of issued a gagging order to prevent coverage by the newspaper Últimas Notícias and other media outlets.

The paper complied with the order and removed content relating to the killing from its website. Comments from readers were also censored.

In an online comment, the paper said: "We apologise to our faithful readers."

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.