Remains at Prague cemetery identified as those of murdered priest Josef Toufar

Remains found at a mass grave in the Prague suburb of Ďáblice last year belong to the priest Josef Toufar who was murdered by the communist secret police in the 1950s, sources connected with the research told the Czech News Agency on Wednesday. Toufar died following injuries sustained during his interrogation at the beginning of 1950. Police wanted to force him to admit that he had staged a ‘miracle; at his parish church. A crack down on the Catholic Church was staged by authorities at the start of the 1950s. The remains will be buried at the parish church where Toufar last served.

Author: Chris Johnstone