Lawyer Igor Veloso stated that he was "driving around in the car" after realizing that his son, Gustavo Feitosa, aged 3, had died, before going to the police. In a statement to which TV Anhanguera had access, he was asked what he did during the six hours it took him to go to the police station. Igor justified the delay by saying he didn't know what to say to the boy's mother, Sabrina da Silva Feitosa.
"I was driving in the car, and, if I could, I was driving in that car until today. At another time, I would have taken a different stance, but I had previous problems with Sabrina. I didn't have anything to say to this boy's mother, so I left", said Igor.
The crime took place on August 2, 2026, at the house of Igor, the victim's father. Gustavo was found with marks of physical aggression and signs of sexual violence. Igor and the child's stepmother, Kathellen Moreira da Silva, are arrested. The two were indicted on September 28. Recently, they became defendants after the Court accepted the complaint from the Tocantins Public Ministry (MPTO).
Igor Veloso de Sousa is accused of the crimes of vicaricide, rape of a vulnerable person, torture and procedural fraud. Kathellen Moreira da Silva is responsible for vicaricide, for omission in the face of the attacks carried out against her stepson, and procedural fraud.
The crime took place a few days after the court ordered Igor to pay child support to his son. The boy's parents lived in the midst of legal disputes and incidents that had been going on since 2023, when Igor was reported for threatening the child's mother, Sabrina Feitosa.
In testimony, Igor confessed that he beat the boy in the house area. He said he was angry when he found the child in the pool without authorization and stated that his son almost drowned there.
"When I shook him, he hit his head against the wall, and then I threw him forward and stamped on him, on his back and on his stomach. So, because of his big belly, he already had problems, I have no doubt. So, there I think there was a problem with his intestines. So, I kicked him", he reported.
According to the report from the Legal Medical Institute (IML), the child died as a result of internal bleeding caused by serious injuries to several parts of the body. The examination identified bruises on the head and intestine, as well as an anal laceration.
According to the coroner's report, there was sexual violence. Igor, however, denies having committed this type of violence.
“These injuries were from the kicks I took, and I’m not going to assume something I didn’t do,” he said.
Igor Veloso's defense stated that everything will be clarified in the case. Kathellen Moreira's defense informed, in a statement, that she did not witness or hear attacks against Gustavo. According to the note, her partner prevented her from entering the room and only found out about the boy's death the following day. The defense maintains Kathellen's innocence and states that it will present evidence throughout the process (see full note below).
Full note from Kathellen Moreira
Kathellen Moreira's defense, in view of the journalistic article about her testimony, clarifies that the highlighted excerpts must be understood in the full context of the statements made to the police authority.
Kathellen reported, in great detail, that she did not witness or hear any aggression against Gustavo. According to the reports mentioned in her testimony and Igor Veloso's own statements, the attacks occurred outside the residence, while she was in the room of her five-month-old baby, who was breastfeeding. Igor Veloso himself stated that Kathellen had no role in the events and that, under the circumstances described, he could not have heard the attacks.
Later, Kathellen clarified that she only heard a noise coming from the room where Igor was with Gustavo, without understanding what it was. When she tried to enter the room, she was stopped by Igor, who reacted aggressively, swearing and threatening, in addition to determining that she would not bother him again. It is important to highlight that Kathellen expressly stated that she did not witness any aggression against the child, nor did she hear any sounds that would allow her to identify the occurrence of violence.
Kathellen also stated that she only learned of Gustavo's death the following day, Monday, August 3, 2026, having received from Igor the version that the boy Gustavo had drowned.
Kathellen Moreira is being wronged and has experienced the worst moment of her life, deprived of her freedom and for more than 60 days without receiving a visit from her five-month-old baby, while she responds for a crime she did not commit and of which she had no knowledge.
The other evidence and information that corroborates his innocence will be presented in the case file, at the appropriate time to clarify the charges.
The defense reaffirms its conviction that Kathellen's innocence will be proven during the criminal proceedings. Kathellen reaffirms her commitment to the truth, remaining at the disposal of Justice to collaborate with the elucidation of the facts.
Finally, Kathellen and her defense deeply regret Gustavo's passing and express respect for his memory and the pain of his family.
