The Rio de Janeiro Civil Police are investigating whether Dário Antonio Raffaele D’Ottavio, 88, slept next to the elderly corpse, killed for at least six months.
His body was found last Thursday (22) in an advanced state of decomposition indoors, on the island of Governador, North Zone of Rio. The police found pots of food at the table where the skeleton was maintained, which raised the suspicions.
Tania Conceição Marchese D’Ottavio and her brother, Marcelo Marchese D’Ottavio are suspected of murdering their father. They were admitted to a hospital under police escort after signs of possible psychological disorders. Speaking of corpse, resistance and bodily injury, both will undergo a custody hearing on Friday (23).
In a statement to the police, neighbors reported that the elderly were last seen in November 2023. In addition, constant discussions between Darius and his children were heard – in the last, the son sent his father to deliver the bank card and the password, which Darius would have refused to do.
Another witness reported that Marcelo used to scream “I killed my father” and say that he threw the elderly body in the trash. In addition, the suspect would have begun to have symptoms of psychological disorders about three years ago and had a lot of money, boasting the notes. The man still prevented anyone from entering the house after his father was no longer seen.
“The initial steps revealed that the deceased was the holder of two active social security benefits with the INSS, being one of retirement and one of death pension, which reinforces suspicions about possible financial motivation by the defendants. This line of investigation follows under analysis, without prejudice to the consideration of other investigative hypotheses,” said the head of the 37th DP, Felipe Santoro.
Police are awaiting the result of the Forensic Medical Institute (IML) report that will determine the cause of death and how long the elderly were dead. The brothers have not yet been heard by the police, but, according to the investigators, Marcelo responded to the approach with aggressiveness and went into physical confrontation with one of the agents. Tania would have tried to prevent her brother’s arrest, investing against the police.
This content was originally published in police suspicion that woman slept next to her father’s corpse for 6 months on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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