Melvin Valverde Villalobos lost his life in the bull ring in the Palmares Festival Monday night. The 26 year old “improvisado” (amateur) bullfighter – well in reality part of a bunch of guys runnig in front of and away from the bull – was thrown in the air and snapped his neck bouncing on the dirt.
Valverde, like dozens every evening during festivals around the country, entered the bullring with a group of friends. This was his first time.
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The Cruz Roja (Red Cross) said the young man did not survive the neck wound despite being rushed to hospital.
The death has re-awakened call to end the improvised games.
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