Ed Horne, a notorious sexual abuser of Inuit boys in the 1970s and 1980s, is dead, reports from Guatemala say. (Photo courtesy of the Northwest Territories Archives)
‘Arctic predator’ Ed Horne dead in Guatemala: News report
Convicted child sex predator abused Inuit boys in the 1970s and ’80s
Ed Horne, the notorious sexual predator who abused more than 100 Inuit boys in Nunavut and served two jail sentences for his crimes, is dead.
He died in hospital in Guatemala City, Guatemala, according to a news reporter who has been covering Horne’s mysterious arrival at the hospital. Horne was 81.
Horne died at Hospital San Juan de Dios in Guatemala City on Tuesday night from septic shock, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and kidney disease. It’s also believed Horne was suffering from dementia. He had been in hospital since June 30.
Reporter Ashley Monzón with TV Azteca Guate reported that Horne was brought to hospital by paramedics who picked him up near the town of Sanarate. Horne was reportedly on his way to Nicaragua when he fell ill. (For more, visit nunatsiaq.com)