Man accused of killing neighbor after fight over water is arrested on the coast of SP
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Man arrested for killing neighbor after fight over water in Guarujá, SP After almost two months on the run, Francisco de Assis Lopes dos Santos, 65, was arrested accused of killing his neighbor Sabrina da Silva, 42, with a shot to the head during a fight over water in Guarujá, on the coast of São Paulo.
Man arrested for killing neighbor after fight over water in Guarujá, SP
After almost two months on the run, Francisco de Assis Lopes dos Santos, 65, was arrested accused of killing his neighbor Sabrina da Silva, 42, with a shot to the head during a fight over water in Guarujá, on the coast of São Paulo.
The crime took place on April 27, near Avenida Vereador Lydio Martins Corrêa. According to investigations, Sabrina owned the property next to the suspect's and the two were involved in a conflict related to the water supply. After the crime, Francisco fled the scene on a motorcycle and was considered a fugitive.
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According to the Civil Police, the progress of the investigation made it possible to identify the whereabouts of Francisco, who used his brother's identity to mislead the police. According to information from TV Tribuna, a Globo affiliate, the man confessed to the crime and said he wanted to hit Sabrina's companion when he fired the shots.
The suspect was located on Friday (12), in Peruíbe. After his capture, he was taken to the Guarujá Police Station, where he remained at the disposal of the Justice Department to answer for the crime.
There was a 30-day temporary arrest warrant against him for murder. The São Paulo Public Security Secretariat (SSP-SP) reported, at the time, that the man was indicted for qualified homicide.
Francisco de Assis Lopes dos Santos, 65, is accused of killing his neighbor Sabrina da Silva, 42, with a shot to the head in Guarujá, SP
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The crime
According to the police report, a witness told the police that he heard the victim's husband and the suspect arguing because Sabrina's house was without water. According to the woman, the suspect had closed the water hose at Sabrina's house so that only his tenant's residence would be supplied with water.
The witness highlighted that he even removed the victim from the scene, but she returned alone to give the hose to her husband to fix. A few minutes later, she heard Sabrina scream: "For God's sake, don't do that", followed by three gunshots.
The woman went to see what had happened and found her friend lying on the ground, while the suspect and her husband fled the scene.
At the time, Guarujá City Hall reported that the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) was called to assist a victim in serious condition. According to the municipal administration, the team provided first aid at the scene and took the woman to Santo Amaro Hospital (HSA).
In a note, the health unit explained that the woman was admitted already intubated, with a gunshot wound to the head. "The patient underwent a CT scan, but subsequently died," the hospital said.
Sabrina da Silva, aged 42, was killed with a gunshot to the head in Guarujá, SP
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Family fought for justice
In an interview with TV Tribuna, a Globo affiliate, the victim's mother, Sueli da Silva, said that she was with her daughter moments before she was killed. According to her, Sabrina said she was going home because she had been without water for three days and needed to resolve the situation.
"When he got there, that bastard did this to my daughter", lamented the mother. "My 11-year-old grandson is seeing a psychologist, I'm seeing a psychologist. I take two tranquilizers to sleep and I can't sleep because I never imagined in my life that I would lose a child."
Sabrina left behind three children and three grandchildren. Also in an interview with TV Tribuna, first-born Stéfani da Silva Freitas stated that she does not accept the brutal way in which her mother died.
"It can't go unpunished. I know that nothing will bring my mother back. I lost a piece of myself, my children will grow up without their grandmother, so I just want justice, for him to pay for what he did", highlighted Stéfani.
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