The disappearance of young Larissa Olimpio, in Iguaba Grande, in the Rio de Janeiro lakes region, ended with a tragic outcome. The young woman, who It was not seen since last Friday (28), was found dead on Wednesday (3) in a forest of the city.
The main suspect for the crime, his former 25-year-old companion Rodrigo Mendonça Rodrigues, was arrested on Tuesday (2) and ended up confessing the crime.
According to the Civil Police, Larissa’s family recorded the disappearance on Saturday (29), reporting that she left home on Friday morning and did not return. The investigations of the 129th DP (Iguaba Grande) revealed that the last person to have contact with the young woman was Rodrigo.
She already had a protective measure against the former partner since it had denounced it for threats.
Based on the evidence, the head christina peregrino was arrested Rodrigo, who was found hidden in an abandoned house in the district of São Vicente, in Araruama.
The head of investigation, Marcelino Antunes, said that even detained he denied involvement in the crime. However, police officers were still investigating and reflected the path he and Larissa used to go among their homes.
On Wednesday, a task force with about 40 people, including firefighters and municipal guards, located the body of the young woman, who was sent to the Legal Medical Institute (IML).
Faced with the discovery, Rodrigo confessed to the crime and revealed that it was jealousy . According to the expert report, he assaulted Larissa before drowning her in a lake. Then he buried his body in a shallow grave.
The victim left two twin babies, children of her relationship with her former partner, who is still in pre-trial detention while waiting for the investigation to be completed.
A survey released on this year’s International Women’s Day revealed that, in 2024, the 14 Specialized Precincts of Women’s Assistance (Deams) of Rio de Janeiro registered more than 36,000 occurrences, 22,710 related to protective measures.
The data are part of the panorama of violence against women 2025, initiative of the state government, and highlight the severity of gender violence.
This content was originally published in police find the body of young femicide victim in RJ on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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