The body of the British journalist Bishop Phillips was cremated at Parque da Colina cemetery, in Niterói, in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro this Sunday (26).
At around 10:30 am, Dom’s wife, Alessandra Sampaio, and his sister, Sian Phillips, made a statement on behalf of the entire family.
Sian started talking about his brother’s love for Brazil and praised his work as a journalist. She said Dom was killed “for trying to tell the world what happened to the forest and its inhabitants”.
Alessandra Sampaio, Dom’s wife, was grateful for the support the family has received from people around the world since the beginning of the case and also for their love for the country.
“Today, Dom will be cremated in the country he loved, his chosen home, Brazil. Today is a day of mourning. Dom was a very special person, not only for standing up for what he believed in as a professional, but also for having a huge heart and a great love for humanity,” she said.
Alessandra also reinforced that the family continues to follow the developments of the case.
“We will remain attentive to all developments in the investigations, demanding justice in the broader meaning of the term. We renew our struggle so that our pain and that of Bruno Pereira’s family will not be repeated, as well as that of other families of journalists and environmental defenders who remain at risk”, reinforced Alessandra.
the case
British journalist Dom Phillips and the indigenist Bruno Pereira Araújo were considered missing as of June 5th, in the Vale do Javari region, an area of indigenous lands in Amazonas.
After the case gained repercussion, several public figures, environmentalists, activists, artists and opposition politicians went public to demand urgent measures for the search for the duo.
One of the main suspects in the disappearance, Amarildo Oliveira da Costa, known as Pelado, confessed to having participated in the duo’s murder more than a week later .
He and his brother, Oseney da Costa de Oliveira, 41, known as “Dos Santos”, are arrested on suspicion of having participated in the crime. Jeferson da Silva Lima, known as “Pelado da Dinha”, was arrested on suspicion of having participated in the concealment of the corpses. Another five people were identified as involved in the concealment of the bodies of Bruno and Dom.
Amarildo then indicated where he would have buried the bodies of the duo, and the police confirmed the existence of human remains at the site.
Source: CNN Brasil

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