Jealousy and the supposed humiliations skilled at dwelling served as justification for the homicide of nurse Mariana Angélica Borges de Souza, 28, and her boyfriend, civil servant André Couto Passos, 25. They have been murdered at daybreak on Tuesday (23), with machete blows, contained in the house the place the sufferer lived, within the neighborhood of Matatu de Brotas.
The suspect of killing Mariana and André confessed to the crime in an announcement to the police. The person, recognized as David Silva Barbosa, 45, had a relationship with Mariana’s mom and stated he was jealous of the way in which his companion handled her solely daughter. David had lived with a mom and daughter for about seven years.
“He was interrogated and confessed to the observe of murder and femicide, claiming that he was humiliated within the relationship, he was very jealous of the mom, of the connection between mom and daughter, that the mom was very devoted to her solely daughter. He felt humiliated on this relationship , to stay of their home,” stated police chief Pilly Dantas, from the Murder and Private Safety Division (DHPP). “He was considerably jealous of the perks that the mom supplied her daughter”.
The police chief stated that there was a struggle throughout the night time, when André was in the home, locked in a room with Mariana, and David broke down the door after listening to laughter, believing that it was directed at him. “He stated he heard laughter, teasing from contained in the room and reacted to it by storming in.”
“There was an argument yesterday, throughout the night time. Mariana was together with her boyfriend at dwelling, however it might not be something associated to David. Through the argument, he invaded her room, broke down the door, they began the argument, which grew to become heated. The couple defended themselves as a lot as attainable, however the aggressor can be a tall, burly individual and began to stab them with a knife, initially. Mariana was injured first, and was most likely additionally the primary to die. The physique struggle continued and each house was damaged: objects, furnishings. The boy tried to defend himself, however David took a machete and continued the assaults till André was not ready to withstand”, he provides. In accordance with the delegate, David acknowledged that Mariana interfered in his relationship along with his mom.
“He stated that Mariana did not need her mom to lend her a card to buy groceries, she needed her mom to not make meals for him, she needed him to be answerable for himself. Everybody labored, besides him. , prepare dinner the meals, as a result of everybody had a job and he was at dwelling all day”, says the delegate.
Relationship
In accordance with neighbors, he had a relationship with Mariana’s mom, who was not at dwelling on the time of the double murder. “The mom lives there, however works in a single day caring for an aged lady,” stated a neighbor, who most popular to maintain her identification confidential.
One other neighbor, who additionally most popular to stay nameless, woke as much as the noise in the home the place the couple was killed within the early hours of the morning. She claims that the screams have been very loud and that most individuals who stay close by have been woken up by the state of affairs.
“It was plenty of confusion. A really huge noise, with folks screaming for assist after 3am. He screamed so loudly that he awoke the entire neighborhood they usually referred to as the police, who arrived shortly. Nevertheless, after they arrived, they’d already killed each of them”, she says. .
“A resident arrived, who we later discovered was the sufferer’s mom, who allowed the police to enter the home. The door was locked, regardless of having the important thing, she couldn’t get in and allowed the police to enter,” he reported. a police officer in an interview with TV Bahia.
Contained in the property, officers discovered the couple and the suspect mendacity on the ground. “A 3rd one that was on the bottom was not lifeless and had few accidents. He was most likely simulating unconsciousness and we learn that he could be the creator of the double murder”, stated a police officer.
Nurse
Mariana labored as a nurse on the Bahia Institute of Perinatology (Iperba). On the institute, coworkers have been dismayed by the case, however most popular to not give extra details about the sufferer’s work time.
The Regional Nursing Council of Bahia (Coren-BA) additionally confirmed Mariana’s bond with the establishment and launched a word of remorse concerning the double murder. “The lack of Mariana, who labored at Iperba, and André is a tragedy that shakes not solely their household and associates, but in addition the complete group. It’s a painful reminder of how mindless violence can take valuable lives, leaving a void that may by no means be stuffed,” he writes.
The Secretary of Well being of the State of Bahia (Sesab) additionally launched a word, lamenting the femicide and displaying solidarity with the relations.
