Woman who poisoned 26 cats is convicted of deaths in the interior of SP

A 60 -year -old woman was condemned to 13 years and 7 months in prison under closed regime by poison 26 cats in São Joaquim da Barra, in the interior of São Paulo (SP). You crimes occurred on December 27, 2024.

The judgment issued by the São Paulo Court of Justicebased on article 32 of the Environmental Crimes Law, sentenced the convicted after complaint of the Public Prosecution Service of São Paulo (MPSP) in January this year.

THE condemned put poisoned meat near the residence of the cats. Security cameras recorded the moment when she deposited the pieces of contaminated food which were ingested by animalstaking them to death.

According to MPSP, the motivation of the crime would be the dissatisfaction of the convict with the presence of cats in the region.

THE Prosecution appealed of the decision so that the pity it is mane . THE condemned will fulfill sentence in closed initial regime and will not be able to appeal in freedom.

Remember Case

At the end of 2024, the Civil Police began to investigate the deaths of 28 cats that occurred in a five -day period in São Joaquim da Barra (SP) about 380 kilometers from the state capital.

First, one resident reported that five feeding cats had symptoms after eating food left by a stranger, including excessive salivation, diarrhea and seizures, leading to the death of animals.

The second case, of the highest proportion, occurred between December 27 and 28. One resident reported finding eight of her dead cats at her residence and surroundings. His neighbor, who is animal protector, found seven more cats killed in his own home.

Video recorded crimes

A security camera registered the moment when Aparecida Donizeti Escéro Blesio, 60, would have poisoned cats on a street. She was arrested on January 10 .

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According to the MP, the woman deposited the pieces of meat contaminated in Rua Paraná, near her residence. The motivation would be the dissatisfaction of women with the presence of cats in the region.

In a video obtained by CNN It is possible to see the suspicion by throwing the food near a tree when some cats approach the poisoned food. See below:

The lawyer of the suspicion, at the time, Vinicius Magalhães Guilherme, sent a note to CNN and questioned the court decision. According to him, the pre -trial detention “was based only on the abstract gravity of the crime and the popular clamor.”

The act was framed as Aggravated Maltreatment, based on article 32 of the Environmental Crimes Law (Law No. 9.605/98).

This content was originally published in a woman who poisoned 26 cats is convicted of deaths in the interior of SP on CNN Brazil.

Source: CNN Brasil

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