Family break tomb open after hearing girl struggle in coffin

Honduran teenager was later confirmed to be dead, but bruised fingers raise questions

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The family of a Honduran teenager broke into her tomb with a mallet after her boyfriend reported unusual sounds from inside.

Nelsy Perez, 16, was engaged and three months pregnant when she died last month, near the city of Copán. Perez's official cause of death was reported in Honduran media as a heart attack, possibly brought on by gunfire near her home – although her family reportedly believed that she was possessed in the days before she died.

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