Man arrested on suspicion of torturing 14-year-old teenager in Feira de Santana

A 20-year-old man was arrested red-handed on Friday afternoon (13), suspected of torturing and causing serious bodily harm to a 14-year-old teenager, in the Baraúnas neighborhood, in Feira de Santana, the second largest city in Bahia. According to the Military Police, the suspect confessed to having participated in the attacks.

According to information from the PM, teams from the 65th Independent Military Police Company (CIPM) were called following a report of the kidnapping of a teenager. Initial information was that the suspects were in a white car.

Upon arriving at the indicated address, on Rua Riachuelo, the police saw two men. One of them fled on foot, while the other tried to escape on a motorcycle, but was caught on Avenida Padre José de Anchieta, in the same neighborhood.

Initially, the man was released after the investigation, because there were no elements to prove his involvement in the crime. Shortly afterwards, another PM team located the teenager, who had several injuries to his body, and took him to the Emergency Care Unit (UPA) in the Rua Nova neighborhood.

At the health unit, the victim reported the physical characteristics and clothing of those involved. Based on the information, police officers again located the suspect in a condominium.

The PM sent a photograph of the man to the team that accompanied the teenager at the UPA. According to police, the victim recognized the suspect as one of those involved in the attacks.

Still according to the PM, when questioned, the suspect confessed to having participated in the attacks.

The man was brought to the Flagrantes Center (Cenflag), where he was charged with torture resulting in serious bodily harm. He remains in custody, available to the courts.