Man is sentenced to 24 years for killing his partner with a hoe in the interior of SP

The defendant, José Carlos Vieira, will not be able to appeal freely, according to the decision of the trial, held on Thursday (5). g1 was unable to locate his defense until the last update of this report.

According to the records, the man and the victim, identified as Helena Aparecida da Silva, aged 62, had lived in a stable union for three years. After killing his partner, he went to a bar and confessed the crime to the owner of the establishment.

In his sentence, judge Ramon Carlos Estancia Teodoro pointed out that the crime was committed for a futile reason, through cruel means and with resources that made it difficult for the victim to defend himself. According to the magistrate, the woman was surprised by the blows, with no opportunity to react.

The sentence was also increased because the victim was over 60 years old and was a disabled person. The two conditions were recognized by the jurors and increased the sentence by 50%, to 24 years in prison.

The feminicide took place in Jardim Bom Sucesso. According to the incident report, a Tactical Force team was patrolling the region, when customers and the owner of a bakery informed the police that a man had told the establishment that he had killed his partner.

The police approached the suspect, who initially denied the crime. He then confessed that, after an argument, he killed the woman in the house where they lived, using a hoe to inflict more than eight blows on her head. The man also reported that the body was in the backyard of the residence.

The team went to the address and, still through the gate, managed to see the victim lying down, with blood marks around the body and deep wounds on the head.