During a news conference on Tuesday (18), the São Paulo Civil Police confirmed that the main suspect in the Vitória case, Maicol Antonio Sales do Santos, confessed to investigators that he committed the crime .
According to police, Maicol made the confession in a statement collected by the delegate Fabio Cenachi, head of the Cajamar DP.
This Monday (17), CNN had access to information that the main suspect of the murder of Vitória Regina de Souza, 17, had confessed the crime . The information was confirmed by CNN with two sources of the São Paulo police.
However, Maicol’s defense sent a note to CNN on the morning of Tuesday (18), clarifying that there was no confession of authorship or participation in the death of Vitória Regina de Souza, 17, found killed in a region of Mata in Cajamar, Greater São Paulo. The representatives stressed that “any statement attributed to him, made without the presence of his lawyers, offends the procedural legislation.”
From the new statement made by Luiz Carlos do Carmo, Chief DThe Macro São Paulo Judicial Police Department (Demacro) in a press conference at the headquarters of the Macro São Paulo Judicial Police Department (Demacro), CNN sought Maicol’s defense for a position after the new statements, but has not yet been returned. The space remains open and the article will be updated after proper positioning.
Driver testimony reinforces suspicion
A new witness revealed in testimony something that can relate Maicol Antonio Sales do Santos significantly to the place where Vitória Regina disappeared.
A school transport driver reported to the police to have seen a silver Toyota Corolla, similar to Maicol, parked on a side street near the dock and Pepo bars on the night of Vitória Regina’s disappearance. He says he noticed an individual with a hood inside the car.
Case Vitória: Young may have been a victim of stalking
The driver informed the police that he meets Maicol’s girlfriend, as both work in the same company. The day after his disappearance, he sent her a humorous way, making a joke about seeing the couple “making art” in the car the night before. However, the response of Maicol’s girlfriend was short and objective: “What is this story?
The driver said he was surprised to find that his daughter had giving testimony and was threatened by Maicol. This new account and messages may contradict the suspect’s version arrested and strengthen the investigation.
Date to end investigations
THE Investigation of the murder of Vitória Regina de Sousa, killed in Cajamar, should be completed by April 13the date she would be 18. Police find it important to finalize the inquiry by this date.
The inquiry should be completed, depending on pending reports, especially that of necropsy, which will reveal the cause of death and injuries.
The comparison of victory DNA with blood samples from one of the suspects is also awaited, which should be completed by the beginning of next week. The advanced stage of the body makes the necropsy process difficult.
Remember the case
THE Disappearance and the tragic death of Vitória Regina de Sousa, a 17 -year -old girl moved the residents of Cajamar (SP) . The story started in February 26 when Vitória, after a day at work at a local mall, took the bus back home.
That night Victoria shared text messages with a friend, expressing the fear she felt when she realized she was being followed by two men. Witnesses reported seeing a car with four men following the young woman after she got out of the bus.
After its disappearance, the city came together in incessant searches. Police and family members, supported by various agents, sniffer dogs and drones, sought by victory every corner of the region.
Anguish came to an end in March 5, when Vitória’s body was found In a forest area in Cajamar. The young woman’s body was in advanced state of decomposition and showed signs of violence. A police officer who was at the search site reported that the victim’s body was quite raped. The young woman had her head shaved and without her clothes.
The Cajamar Police Station took responsibility for the investigation, working with various hypotheses for the crime. More than 18 people were heard and two vehicles were seized for expertise .
Vitória’s body was veiled and buried under the strong commotion of relatives, friends and residents of the city. Shouts of “justice” were sung during the burial .
This content was originally published in case Vitória: Police confirms that suspect confessed to the crime on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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