Woman's body is found in water tank; police investigate feminicide and ex admits concealment, police say

The body of a missing woman was found this Wednesday (4) in a cistern in Venâncio Aires. Her ex-partner was arrested for hiding a body.

Residents found the body after smelling a strong smell and seeing blood in the house. The suspect himself had reported the victim's disappearance.

The expert found traces of blood in the room and traces of cleaning in the area. The former couple had been separated for 2 years, but maintained frequent contact.

After contradictions, the man admitted the death and hiding the body. The motivation would be linked to financial conflicts between the two.

The Civil Police investigates whether there was procedural fraud or the help of third parties. There were no police records or previous protective measures involving the couple.

A 49-year-old woman who had been missing since last Saturday (31) was found dead inside a cistern in the town of Linha Cerro dos Bois, in the interior of Venâncio Aires, on Wednesday night (4).

Her ex-partner, aged 67, was arrested for hiding a body and the case is being investigated by the Civil Police as a possible feminicide. Their identities were not revealed.

According to the investigation, the body was located after residents noticed signs of blood in the victim's residence and a strong smell near the property. The woman was submerged in a closed cistern.

According to the Civil Police, the disappearance had been officially registered by the suspect himself.

The expert identified preliminary evidence that the death may have occurred inside a bedroom of the residence. At the scene, marks of blood were found and evidence that the environment had been cleaned in an attempt to eliminate traces. There is also information that a mattress with blood stains had been burned.

The detained man had a romantic relationship with the victim, but the two had been separated for around two years. Despite the end of the relationship, they were in frequent contact and had dinner together the night before the crime.

According to the police, during the investigation the suspect initially denied participation in the case. However, investigators pointed out contradictions in his version and gathered technical elements that, according to the corporation, led the man to admit to the woman's death and the hiding of the body.

The investigation indicates that the crime was motivated by conflicts related to financial issues between the two.

In addition to the concealment of the corpse, the Civil Police investigates the circumstances of the death and the possible practice of procedural fraud, due to alleged attempts to erase evidence and the disappearance record made after the crime.

Investigators are also seeking to clarify whether other people participated in hiding the body or in any subsequent actions.

According to the police, there were no previous records of incidents involving the victim and the suspect, nor requests for protective measures.