This is the moment Cuban security forces enter a man’s house and shoot him in front of his wife and young children because he took part in protests against the government.

The man had taken part in the widespread protests that rocked Cuba over the weekend against the Caribbean island’s communist government led by President Miguel Diaz-Canel.

The video, which went viral on social media, shows state security officers inside the man’s house in the city of Cardenas, east of Havana, on the morning of Tuesday, 13th July.

Though the shooting itself is not seen, a pool of blood – possibly diluted with water – is filmed on the floor inside the property, in which the man’s young children can be seen present.

According to reports, the man who was shot was 34-year-old Daniel Cardenas Diaz. The shooting took place while his wife, Marbely Vasquez, and their young children were at home.

Vasquez said the agents beat her husband and shot him at least once before taking him to a police station in the nearby tourist resort of Varadero, where he was treated by doctors.

She is shocked at what happened, as she says that although her husband participated in the anti-government demonstrations, he did not harm anyone or cause any damage.

Her account is contradicted by the tightly-controlled Cuban state news, however, which reported that he had broken into a government store.

Vasquez reported that after shooting her husband, the agents entered her bedroom where she was with their two-year-old twins and her 12-year-old son. “I was very nervous,” she said.

Cardenas’ cousin, Orlando Leon, who lives in Tampa, Florida, told the Miami Herald that the Cuban state security forces “are holding him incommunicado”.

Leon also reported that the police told Vasquez to buy painkillers for her husband, as there were none available nearby, as the country is reported to be suffering from a shortage of medicines.

At least one death has been reported in the protests, and over 100 activists and journalists are reported to remain under detention.