Man sentenced to 22 years for killing 9-year-old girl in AL

Man is sentenced to 22 years for killing 9-year-old girl in AL A man was sentenced this Tuesday (18) to 22 years and 9 months in prison for the death of Anna Cecillya dos Santos Silva, aged 9, in Branquinha, in the interior of Alagoas. The crime took place in January 2025. ?Join the g1 Alagoas channel Victor Emanuel Silva de Souza was convicted of qualified homicide and concealment of a corpse. He was acquitted of charges of rape of a vulnerable person and corruption of a minor. The defendant has been in prison since January 2025, the same month in which the crime took place. Anna Cecillya disappeared on January 21, 2025, after leaving home to play. The girl's body was found five days later, at Conjunto Raimundo Nonato, in the rural area of ??Branquinha. At the time, the Civil Police reported that the child had been a victim of sexual violence and suffered attacks before being killed. The trial was held at the Minister Pedro da Rocha Acioly Forum, in Murici. The accusation was supported by the Public Ministry of Alagoas (MPAL), through prosecutor Ilda Regina Reis. In the homicide, the MP supported four qualifications: use of cruel means, use of a resource that made it impossible to defend the victim, crime committed against a minor under 14 years of age and concealment of the body to ensure impunity for another crime. MORE She said she went out to work and when she returned around 4pm, the family realized that the girl was not home. According to the grandmother, family members went door to door to the homes of the child's classmates and then looked for the Integrated Public Security Center (Cisp). The community and Fire Department teams also participated in the searches. Maria Aparecida also stated that the teenager who was later held responsible for participating in the crime even participated in the search for the girl on the first day. “She was a calm girl, she went to church, to school,” he said. At the end of the testimony, the grandmother cried as she asked for accountability for the crime. "I only ask God and you that justice is done," he said. Investigation and confession Anna Cecillya disappeared on January 21, 2025, after leaving home to play. Reproduction/ TV Asa Branca Alagoas During the investigations, a 17-year-old teenager confessed to participating in the crime and stated that he acted under threat from Victor Emanuel, who was 25 years old at the time. According to the Civil Police, the adult was the boyfriend of Anna Cecillya's maternal aunt and had recently moved from Goiás to Alagoas, living close to the victim's house. The police reported, at the time, that the teenager's report was compatible with the injuries identified by the expert. The girl suffered attacks, including wooden blows to the head and face. The teenager responded separately for the case because he was under 18 at the time of the crime. He received a three-year socio-educational measure for committing criminal acts corresponding to the crimes of homicide and rape. Body was buried after court decision Anna Cecillya's body was buried in Branquinha on January 28, 2025. The release occurred after the Court accepted a request from the Public Defender's Office and determined that the body be subjected to autopsy and released within 24 hours. The Public Defender's Office had gone to court because the identification of the child depended on a DNA test and there was no forecast for the conclusion of the result. The family feared that the wait would delay the burial. During the burial, the girl's mother, Juliana dos Santos, arrived at the scene with support and carrying flowers. “Just saying that I love her very much and may her heavenly father take care of her,” he said at the time.