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A 22-year-old man was arrested last night on suspicion of murdering Father Adriano da Silva Bastos, 36, in Manhumirim (MG). According to the Civil Police, in his testimony, the boy stated that he had a romantic relationship with the priest and tried to extort money from him so that he would not disclose the relationship.
“He [suspeito] He said that he killed the priest during an argument, when he tried to extort a certain amount of money from the victim on the grounds that he had an affair with the victim and demanded money not to reveal that relationship, “said the head of delegation. regional, Carlos Roberto Souza. de Silva.
However, the police do not believe the testimony of the suspect and, in principle, will follow the line of investigation of the robbery. “We do not believe in this version at the moment. We are treating the case as a robbery [matar para roubar]. Because the victim’s belongings have disappeared [celular, carteira e veículo]”said the delegate.
The suspect also testified that he acted alone, a fact also refuted by the police. “The investigations indicate the participation of two or more people in the crime. One for fleeing with the vehicle, for hiding the vehicle. This person would also have participated, since the death committed by a single person would have been very difficult, because it was of a robust victim, weighing around 90 kg ”, highlighted Carlos da Silva.“ Both due to the death, as well as the shipment, transportation [no próprio veículo da vítima], disembarking and also for dragging the body to the place where they set it on fire ”, he added.
The police reported that the investigations will now be carried out by the chief deputy of the Manhumirim security area, Glaydson de Souza Ferreira.
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The Military Police reported that around 6 o’clock in the afternoon yesterday it was triggered by a neighbor from Córrego Pirapetinga, in Manhumirim, who saw fire on his land and, when he went to the place to put it out, found a charred body.
Teams from the PM and the Civil Police went to the scene, and the expert report found that there were still injuries, probably from a knife. The priest’s brothers were also present at the scene to recognize the body.
Military police officers said they approached a 22-year-old near the scene of the crime, in the company of a 16-year-old minor. “The boy had some nervousness and had a cut on his left hand,” described the PM, who released the young man. two for not knowing about the crime until then.
Meanwhile, after revealing the priest’s death, another PM team reported that they saw the same young man getting into the victim’s car in Manhumirim. Given this, the police went to the house where the suspect lives and located him.
“The minor who was with him denounced that he did not participate. However, he knew about the crime and did not say anything to anyone, so he was also presented at the police station accompanied by his father,” says the PM bulletin. The suspect told the PM that a relative had taken the victim’s car to the state of Rio de Janeiro.
