The police investigation of the case involving the young 17-year-old victory Regina, who died after disappearing in late February, is close to being finalized, according to the São Paulo Civil Police, in a press conference on Wednesday (16).
According to the corporation, all people of interest to the investigation have already been heard, leaving only the reconstitution of the case, which was scheduled for the last 10th, but was postponed, and should be held on the 22nd.
The decision to make the reconstitution complies with a request for the victim’s family defense.
Family lawyers consider this stage essential for clarifying the facts especially in the face of contradictions pointed out in the confession of Maicol Sales do Santos the only suspect arrested so far, and also the only one pointed out by the police.
The young woman died while in the passenger seat of the accused’s car, being attacked with knife blows, one in the chest, one in the neck and the ear. Which married injuries to vital organs, leading to a bleeding that caused death.
However, the exact moment of death did not occur inside the vehicle, the technical-scientific police said.
During the press conference, the director of the Institute of Criminalistics, Ricardo Lopes Ortega, reported that in the property of Maicol, was found a blood stain in the bathroom doorway, which underwent expertise and was proven to be from Vitória.
In addition, a mixture of genetic material from Maicol and Vitória was also found in the trunk and passenger seat of the accused’s car, which was used during the young woman’s death.
Police also stated that all evidence of the crime has already been analyzed, leaving only the reconstitution of the facts. A maicol psychiatric report must also be requested.
Remember the case
The disappearance and tragic death of Vitória Regina de Sousa moved the residents of Cajamar (SP), in Greater SP. The story began on February 26, when the girl, 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.
The anguish came to an end on 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. The young woman had her head shaved and without her clothes.
THE Civil Police already indicated Maicol for qualified homicide and corpse concealment after supposed confession . However, the Maicol’s defense vehemently denies confession and claims police coercion according to Maicol’s report to defenders.
This content was originally published in case Vitória: what remains to clarify for the end of the investigation on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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