Brazilian footballer on top of man's wife before having genitals severed
The man accused of murdering a Brazilian footballer and severing his genitals did so after finding the athlete half-naked and on top of his wife.
Daniel Freitas, 24, was ‘almost beheaded and had his genitals severed’, according to local reports.
The midfielder’s body was found in the city of San Jose dos Pinhos in Brazil’s southern state of Parana, by passers-by.
He had been tortured, according to local newspaper, Band B.
“A police officer was quoted saying ‘The man had two deep cuts on his neck, his head was nearly beheaded and his genitals were severed”.
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Edison Brittes Junior, 38, his wife Cristiana Brittes and their 18-year-old daughter Allana Brittes are all suspects in the murder.
Speaking to Brazilian TV, Edison said he was trying to protect his wife from Freitas.
“He (Daniel) had gone in, taken his clothes off and locked the door.
“I knocked on the door to my room and when I opened it he was on top of my wife and she was screaming and begging for help.
“What I did was what any man would do, because the woman that was there was not my wife, she was every woman in Brazil.
“It could be your daughter, sister, mother or wife. At that moment it was my wife, Cris, who I have been married to for 20 years.”
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He added: “The media said a lot of things. My wife never had anything with Daniel, never mind my daughter.
“Rumours always get started but the truth will come out. I know I did what I did, I want everybody watching to think what they would do to keep the moral integrity of your family and help a small and fragile woman.
“When I threw him off my wife, I threw him on the floor and stopped her being raped by that monstrous scumbag.”
According to local media reports the footballer had been at Allana Brittes’ birthday party and sent text messages to a friend saying he “was going to eat” the “birthday girl’s mum”.
The birthday girl told reporters she had heard screaming from her mother’s room and that Daniel had said nothing when he was caught.
The investigation is ongoing.
