01:19Richard Madeley has described how he was forced into watching an online execution at a controversial maximum security prison.The TV presenter, 70, visited Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) in El Salvador, where thousands of prisoners are serving life sentences, for a new Channel 5 documentary.Discussing his experience on Good Morning Britain on Thursday (28 May), Mr Madeley said that he was given a phone which showed horrifying footage of an execution.He explained that he saw five men, who had strayed into a rival gang’s territory, being killed in “full colour on camera”. “I didn't expect to see it. It was a bit of an ambush, actually. But I have to say, I'm glad that I did because it underlined the brutality of these guys.”Up next
Richard Madeley ‘forced to watch execution video’ in El Salvador prison
Richard Madeley has described how he was forced into watching an online execution at a controversial maximum security prison. The TV presenter, 70, visited Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) in El Salvador, where thousands of prisoners are serving life sentences, for a new Channel 5 documentary. Discussing his experience on Good Morning Britain on Thursday (28 May), Mr Madeley said that he was given a phone which showed horrifying footage of an execution. He explained that he saw five men, who had strayed into a rival gang’s territory, being killed in “full colour on camera”. “I didn't expect to see it. It was a bit of an ambush, actually. But I have to say, I'm glad that I did because it underlined the brutality of these guys.”
