A 24-year-old woman was shot dead on Tuesday night (27), on the banks of Rodovia Cândido Portinari (SP-334), in Rifaina (SP). The crime took place at km 463, close to a rural property, and was registered by the Civil Police as feminicide.
The victim was identified as Priscila Lacerda Custodio and, according to the police report, the suspect is cattle rancher João Roberto Bolelli, aged 62, with whom she had been in a relationship for almost four months. He fled after the shooting.
According to the police report, Priscila, who is from Perdizes (MG), went to Rifaina to return a truck belonging to the cattle rancher who was with her.
The brother and a friend accompanied the young woman because, according to their reports to the police, Priscila was apprehensive and had reported attacks and threats made by the suspect.
According to the police report, the young woman was shot during an argument over a cell phone. Her brother said Bolelli also pointed the gun in his direction before fleeing. The suspect's defense was not located until the last update of this report.
Priscila was rescued and taken to Rifaina hospital, but she did not survive her injuries. Her cell phone was seized and will be examined.
In a statement to the police, Priscila's friend said that the young woman had had a sporadic relationship with Bolelli since July this year.
According to the witness, Priscila reported having been attacked by the cattle rancher on Friday (23), four days before the crime. The friend stated that she saw the injuries presented by the young woman.
Priscila also allegedly told her friend that Bolelli had threatened to shoot her in the head and hired people to monitor her. The rancher, according to the report, believed that the young woman was involved with another man and said he would not allow her to return to Perdizes.
The friend also told the police that, given the threats, she advised Priscila not to go to Rifaina alone and, therefore, she and the victim's brother decided to accompany her in returning the truck.
The brother told the police that he received a call from the young woman asking for company for the trip. During the conversation, he noticed that Priscila was apprehensive and had the impression that she might be being intimidated or threatened.
Priscila and her brother left Perdizes in the truck that would be returned, while her friend accompanied them in another car. As her friend didn't know how to get to the rural property, Priscila left the truck and got into her friend's vehicle to show the way. The brother continued driving the truck.
When the three arrived at the entrance to the property, João Roberto Bolelli appeared in a white car. According to the testimonies of the two witnesses, other people arrived in different vehicles, but were not identified.
The brother reported that he heard Priscila say that she wanted to leave and that she no longer wanted to maintain the relationship.
Still according to the police report, Bolelli demanded that the young woman return a cell phone that he had given to her and she responded that she would only give the device back after receiving her own phone back.
The friend said that the rancher also questioned Priscila's trip to Sacramento (MG) and accused her of meeting another man.
During the argument, according to witnesses, Bolelli pulled out a gun and shot Priscila. He then allegedly pointed the gun at her brother, who ran for cover.
The brother helped Priscila and took her to Rifaina hospital, but she died.
After the shooting, Bolelli left the scene in the truck that Priscila had gone to return. Military police received information that a woman who had been shot had been admitted to the hospital and went to the unit.
After listening to witnesses, they went to the suspect's rural property, but he was not there. The area was preserved and underwent forensic examination.
The Civil Police investigate the motivation, the dynamics of the crime and the circumstances of the suspect's escape. Until the last update of this report, there was no information about Bolelli's arrest.
