Weldrin Alcântara, 44 years old, the main suspect in shooting his girlfriend, Ellen Otoni, 37 years old, turned himself in, this Monday (27th), to the Civil Police of Minas Gerais.
The team at the Specialized Police Station for Women in Belo Horizonte complied with the preventive arrest warrant against the suspect, who was questioned at the unit and sent to the prison system.
Ellen is the niece of federal deputy Reimont Otoni (PT-RJ) who reported the case on social media on Saturday (25). The parliamentarian stated that Weldrin would have fired seven shots at her. Four hit her.
According to Otoni, Ellen fractured her jaw and had three bullets lodged in her body, in areas around her neck, arm and leg. She remains in the hospital recovering.
“The attempted femicide that my niece suffered is not an isolated case. Every second, a woman is attacked in our country, in the most diverse ways. Last year, violence numbers hit record. This shows us that we need to fight, without rest, for the strengthening of public policies that welcome, defend, for policies that raise awareness. It is for the lives of women”, said the deputy.
The crime took place inside the apartment where the suspect lived in the Liberdade neighborhood, in the Pampulha region.
In a note released on Friday (24), the Civil Police of Minas Gerais stated that the official expertise was displaced and the firearm, possibly used in the crime, was found at the scene and seized.
Source: CNN Brasil
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