A missing musician has been found dead in barrel hidden in a car boot.
The 27-year-old hip hop star Nesly Lizet Consuegra Monterroso, better known as Nesly Monterroso, was reported missing three days ago.
Police issued an appeal for the young rapper whose body was found on Monday morning.
Nesly was discovered in a barrel in the boot of an abandoned vehicle without licence plates in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
She was last seen leaving an office she owned nearby in the capital.
Local residents reported the suspicious-looking vehicle to the authorities and officers of the National Civil Police arrived on the scene to carry out a check.
The rapper’s death was confirmed by the Public Prosecutor's Office for Crimes against Life and Integrity of Persons who said the barrel had been secured with rope.
The National Institute of Forensic Sciences said Nesly’s death was caused by a strong blow to the head.
They said the motive for the rapper’s suspected murder is currently unknown and the police have yet to announce their line of investigation for the case.
Residents claimed on social media that Nesly’s body was found with signs of extreme violence.
They also said there was some kind of liquid in the barrel, however the authorities have yet to confirm these details.
The rapper’s followers have left numerous tributes to her on her social media pages.
The investigation into Nesly’s untimely passing is ongoing.
The Mirror reported how a drunk reveller shot a DJ dead when he refused to play a song request in the same country.
Horrifying accounts emerged of the shooting in May which left a 35-year-old DJ and teacher Edwin Villafuerte dead.
The tragic shooting of a loved DJ known as DJ Pollito took place during a traditional Guatemalan festival on May 16, in honour of Saint Isidore the Labourer in the village of San Isidro.
According to local media, the murderer requested a song from the DJ, who told him the celebrations were over.
Edwin then explained he had to pack away his equipment, and so the man walked away.
But the man then returned and waited for him outside the room, apparently angry at not having his song request played, without saying a word shot him at close range with multiple bullets.
The 35-year-old DJ was also a primary school teacher and described as "much loved" by those who knew him.
His sister wrote on social media: "My whole life, I know you are in a better place now. Diosito wanted to take you with him, but here we will miss you a lot.
"This is not a goodbye but a see you soon brother of my heart. He flies high champion. You will always be my greatest pride."
According to local media, the annual festival regularly ends with killings and San Isidro residents denounced the lack of security and the sale of alcohol at the celebration.
Guatemala is ravaged by murders with the number in 2009 amounting to 45 for every 100,000 inhabitants. By comparison, in the United States, it was 7.8.
