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Christopher Jacome, 17, loved soccer so much his pals stole his coffin and brought him to game
BY Lukas I. Alpert
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, March 29th 2011, 8:02 AM
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Friends carry the coffin of Christopher Jacome, 17, at General Santander Stadium in Cucuta, Colombia.
Pals of a teenage soccer fanatic who was murdered in Colombia brought his body to see his favorite team play one last time.
The remains of Christopher Jacome, 17, were brought in a coffin to General Santander Stadium in the city of Cucuta for Sunday's match between Cucuta Deportivo and Ebvigado.
Jacome, who was a member of a local soccer fan club known for its hooliganism, was shot to death Saturday while playing soccer in a nearby park.
After his wake, pals from his soccer club decided to bring the coffin with the body inside to the stadium and parade the casket around the stands.
City officials were appalled when they later discovered the body was allowed in and are investigating how it happened.
The players were perturbed as well.
"We do not understand how he was let in," said Envigado midfielder Angle Jilmar. "We wondered if it was the fault of security."
Police say Jacome's death had nothing to do with soccer but stemmed from criminal activity around where he was playing.
BY Lukas I. Alpert
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, March 29th 2011, 8:02 AM
GettyFriends carry the coffin of Christopher Jacome, 17, at General Santander Stadium in Cucuta, Colombia.
Pals of a teenage soccer fanatic who was murdered in Colombia brought his body to see his favorite team play one last time.
The remains of Christopher Jacome, 17, were brought in a coffin to General Santander Stadium in the city of Cucuta for Sunday's match between Cucuta Deportivo and Ebvigado.
Jacome, who was a member of a local soccer fan club known for its hooliganism, was shot to death Saturday while playing soccer in a nearby park.
After his wake, pals from his soccer club decided to bring the coffin with the body inside to the stadium and parade the casket around the stands.
City officials were appalled when they later discovered the body was allowed in and are investigating how it happened.
The players were perturbed as well.
"We do not understand how he was let in," said Envigado midfielder Angle Jilmar. "We wondered if it was the fault of security."
Police say Jacome's death had nothing to do with soccer but stemmed from criminal activity around where he was playing.
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