The Justice of Rio Grande do Sul condemned six people up to 45 years in prison For the murder of nurse Priscila Ferreira Leonardi, 40, in the municipality of Alegrete.
Among the convicts is the victim’s cousin, Emerson da Silveira Leonardi, who would have planned and commanded the crime. The case occurred in 2023 and was motivated a fight for the inheritance left by Priscila’s father.
The nurse, who lived in Dublin, was in Brazil to resolve family financial issues, but was eventually kidnapped and killed by the group. Her body was taken to the jararaca sanga, a tributary of the Ibirapuitan River, and found days later.
All defendants were convicted of raised extortion qualified by the victim’s death and two of them also for concealment of the corpse. In addition to Priscila’s cousin, Gilmar Vargas Jaques, Paulo Cezar Guedes, Alex Sandro Ribeiro and Everton Siqueira Mayer were also convicted. They must serve 45 years in prison for qualified major extortion. Everton and Alex were also convicted of concealment of corpse.
Another accused, who was approved approved, was sentenced to the same crime the penalty of 30 years in prison. The penalties must be served in an initial closed regime. THE Decision still has appeal .
I remember the case
Priscila Ferreira Leonardi, 40, was last seen on June 19, 2023. She lived in Ireland, but was in Brazil to resolve issues of her father’s inventory, who had died in 2020.
The crime happened after Priscila left the cousin’s house, Emerson. On the way to another address, where he was hosted, the victim was kidnapped.
The nurse’s body was found by police the following month, on July 6, on the banks of the Ibirapuitan River.
Expertise indicated that she was beaten and strangled.
For Judge Rafael Echevarria Borba, the motivation of the crime is related to Emerson’s interest in his uncle’s assets, Priscila’s father. According to reports, in addition to the financial interest, he wanted to get rid of the cousin, for those who owed money.
This content was originally published in court condemns six people for nurse murder in RS on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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