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Nephew of Pablo Neruda claims Chilean poet was murdered

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New bacterial evidence proves Neruda was murdered by the Pinochet regime says Rodolfo Reyes – however, other family members remain unconvinced

Pablo Neruda’s nephew has become the first member of the Nobel-winning poet’s family to state publicly that he believes his uncle was poisoned.

Neruda, a longtime member of Chile’s Communist Party, died at the Santa María Clinic in the Chilean capital, Santiago, on 23 September 1973 – just 12 days after the military coup that toppled President Salvador Allende.

The investigation represents a major advance, because it contradicts the official story that Neruda died of cancer. With all this new information, we believe that there was indeed third-party intervention.”

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