Man is arrested on suspicion of threatening to kill ex-partner in the village of Belterra, Pará

According to the investigation, before arriving at the village, the man had sent audio messages via WhatsApp in which he announced that he intended to breach the protective measure and attack his ex-partner. Given the nature of the threats, police officers organized an operation to locate the suspect and prevent him from putting the plan into practice.

Police chief Wellington Kennedy stated that the man went to the community and made threats considered serious. According to him, in the audios, the suspect talked about attacks with stabbings and deaths.

“This individual arrived in the village, but before arriving, he sent an audio in a clumsy way stating that he was going there and was going to violate the protective measure, he promised some stab wounds, he spoke in a cruel way about deaths with cruelty”, stated the delegate.

According to the Civil Police, failure to comply with the protective measure represented an imminent risk for the victim. Faced with the threats, the woman hurriedly left her own residence and sought shelter in third-party properties to avoid a possible attack.

With the support of PRF agents, the police set up a siege in the region and managed to approach the suspect as he passed the bus station, on his way back to Santarém.

The man was taken to the police station and charged with the crimes of threat and failure to comply with an urgent protective measure, under the Maria da Penha Law.

The Civil Police reported that the investigation must continue to clarify all the circumstances of the case.