The Civil Police decided to indict the two owners and an employee of Restaurante Le Petit, located in the city of Rio Grande (RS), for the death of Jaqueline Tedesco, aged 26.
The young woman, considered the first indigenous person to graduate from the Federal University of Rio Grande (Furg), was celebrating her graduation with friends and family when she suffered an accident with a fondue device.
The restaurant owners were charged with manslaughter when there was no intention to kill. In addition, they were charged with bodily injury against Jaqueline’s mother and boyfriend, who were also injured after the explosion of the “réchaud”, a type of stove responsible for heating the griddle and fondue pot.
At the time, Jaqueline was admitted to Santa Casa do Rio Grande with 30% of her body burned, but suffered two cardiorespiratory arrests after six days in an induced coma, and died. The restaurant reopened about two months after the events.
In a statement, the restaurant’s defense said that it has not yet been formally notified about the Civil Police’s decision, signed by Chief Maiquel Fonseca. Now, the investigation and the request for indictment will be forwarded to the Public Ministry, which will decide whether to officially accuse the three involved.
Source: CNN Brasil
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