Baby burned to death on bonfire in Chile after cult leader decided she was the antichrist

Three-day-old infant placed on board with her mouth taped and thrown into the flames
The mother, 26, had allegedly approved of the sacrifice of her child
Police have arrested four members sect which comprised of 12 'professional' people

PUBLISHED: 14:07 EST, 25 April 2013 | UPDATED: 00:25 EST, 26 April 2013

A three-day-old baby was thrown on a bonfire and burned to death in an horrific ritual because a cult leader had decided she was the antichrist and that the end of the world was near.

Police in Chile have arrested four people accused of taking part in the ritual in which the baby was placed on a board with her mouth taped before being thrown into the flames.

The baby was taken to a hill in the town of Colliguay near the Chilean port of Valparaiso on Nov. 21 where the ritual took place.

Search: Chilean police collect dirt samples at the farm used by the sect who reportedly burned a baby alive

Investigation: The alleged act was performed at a house in Collguay

The baby's mother, 25-year-old Natalia Guerra, had allegedly approved the sacrifice.

Miguel Ampuero, of the Police investigative Unit, Chile's equivalent of the FBI, said: 'The baby was naked.

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'They strapped tape around her mouth to keep her from screaming. Then they placed her on a board.

'After calling on the spirits they threw her on the bonfire alive.'

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Four people have been arrested after a baby was thrown on a bonfire and burned to death in Chile

Wanted: Chilean authorities said the 12-member sect that threw the baby on a bonfire was formed in 2005 and was led by Ramon Gustavo Castillo Gaete, 36, who remains at large

Authorities said the 12-member sect was formed in 2005 and was led by Ramon Gustavo Castillo Gaete, 36, who remains at large.

'Everyone in this sect was a professional,' Ampuero said. 'We have someone who was a veterinarian and who worked as a flight attendant, we have a filmmaker, a draftsman. Everyone has a university degree.'

Police said Castillo Gaete, the ringleader, was last seen traveling to Peru to buy ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic brew plant that he used to control the members of the rite.

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Horrific... makes me want to vomit.

- wtg03 , Atlanta, 26/4/2013 15:56

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poor baby :( :( they should have burnt the looney cult leader and the baby's stupid mother instead! RIP sweetpea :(

- yummymummy , eastbourne, United Kingdom, 26/4/2013 15:54

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Oh for gods sake please I hope the baby died very quickly, I can't believe there are stupid people who still believe this torturous rubbish. - Tina, Aberdeen, 26/4/2013 12:37====I lived in Chile for many years and was always shocked that even educated people believe in "brujeria" which is witchcraft and the evil eye. It was commmon to hear my professional colleagues say "oh, off to visit the witch in my lunch break as I think I need a spell casting " for love, money etc./ I always thought they were mad. Glad I'm back in good ol' Blighty.

- Dominique , Golders Green, United Kingdom, 26/4/2013 15:32

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Absolutely vile. R.I.P- hopefully in a better place

- Jojo14 , Kent, United Kingdom, 26/4/2013 15:31

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Horrific

- Dibbies , Manchester, 26/4/2013 15:21

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Some humans really are disgusting.

- Tilly , Burton, 26/4/2013 15:16

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I cannot believe this goes on in 2013. It is just beyond horrifying. That poor, poor child. RIP little girl. :(