Man arrested on suspicion of sexual violence against woman and 5-year-old child in MT

A 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of raping a 30-year-old woman and trying to rape her five-year-old daughter, in the early hours of this Sunday (18), in Alto Araguaia, 426 km from Cuiabá. According to the Military Police, he also attacked the woman and threatened to kill her.

According to the victim's report to the police, the child asked the man to leave several times because it was late and she wanted to sleep. He would have gotten angry, offended the girl and headbutted the woman.

The victim said he tried to defend himself with a knife, but the man bent the object during the fight. The child began to scream for help and, at that moment, he dropped the knife. The woman stated that she picked up the object again and continued trying to defend herself.

According to the complaint, the suspect held the child and performed acts of a sexual nature in front of her, in addition to trying to sexually abuse the girl. The woman also reported having suffered an injury to her right arm during the attacks. The man also threatened to kill the victim and stated that he had a firearm at home.

According to the police report, the suspect had known the woman for some time and the two became closer after he became single. In the early hours of the crime, he would have offered financial help and, therefore, was allowed to enter her house.

After receiving the complaint, the Military Police carried out searches and located the suspect in his own residence. He was arrested and taken to the police station. According to police, the man had bruises on his arms, which were reportedly caused during the fight. No firearms were found at the scene.

The case remains under investigation.