Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTV presenter Richard Madeley recounted being shown an online execution during a visit to El Salvador's maximum security prison, CECOT, for a new Channel 5 documentary. Madeley, 70, described on Good Morning Britain how he was given a phone displaying "horrifying footage" of the execution. The footage depicted five men being killed in "full colour on camera" after reportedly straying into a rival gang's territory. He characterised the viewing as an "ambush" but expressed that he was glad to have seen it, as it highlighted the brutality of the individuals involved. The Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) in El Salvador houses thousands of prisoners serving life sentences. In fullRichard Madeley ‘forced to watch horrifying execution video’ during El Salvador prison visitThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Richard Madeley made to watch disturbing execution on visit to El Salvador prison
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTV presenter Richard Madeley recounted being shown an online execution during a visit to El Salvador's maximum security prison, CECOT, for a new Channel 5 documentary. Madeley, 70, described on Good Morning Britain how he was given a phone displaying "horrifying footage" of the execution. The footage depicted five men being killed in "full colour on camera" after reportedly straying into a rival gang's territory. He characterised the viewing as an "ambush" but expressed that he was glad to have seen it, as it highlighted the brutality of the individuals involved. The Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) in El Salvador houses thousands of prisoners serving life sentences. In fullRichard Madeley ‘forced to watch horrifying execution video’ during El Salvador prison visitThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
