App drivers demand justice after the murder of a colleague in Ribeirão Preto, SP

App drivers demand justice after the murder of a colleague in Ribeirão Preto, SP App drivers gathered in front of the Judiciary Police Center (CPJ), in the center of Ribeirão Preto (SP), this Friday (17), to demand justice for the death of José Edson da Silva, aged 43. José Edson had been missing since Tuesday (14), after leaving Sertãozinho (SP) to run a race in Ribeirão Preto. According to the Civil Police, three teenagers, aged 13, 14 and 16, confessed to involvement in his death. The demonstration took place while the teenagers were giving new statements to the police. According to the investigation, they called the race through the app with the intention of stealing the victim's car. According to the police, the teenagers said they threw José Edson into Rio Pardo, in the Ribeirão Verde region. ?Click here to follow the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp App drivers demand justice after murder in Ribeirão Preto, SP Reproduction/EPTV The police are investigating whether he was thrown into the river while still alive. The teenagers must be sent to the Public Ministry (MP) this Friday. As they are under 18, they are not responsible for a crime, but for an infraction similar to robbery, which is robbery followed by death. It will be up to the MP to decide whether to ask the Court for their provisional hospitalization. Until the last update of this report, there had been no decision on possible seizure. Drivers complain about insecurity App driver for four years, Diná Pereira de Santos said that the category works in fear and feels vulnerable in Ribeirão Preto. "We want justice. He came from Sertãozinho to defend his family and something like this happens," he said. Diná reported that she has already canceled races because she considers the situation suspicious, especially when the person who appears at boarding is not the same person who requested the trip. "I've had several races where I arrived and it was a woman who asked, but a man arrived there. In this case, I don't do it, because the risk of robbery, of something like this happening, is fatal," he said. She also demanded more support from platforms in risk situations. "The service is only via chat, it takes a long time. There is no phone number that we can call and communicate with. We have to manage on our own, or run to the police, or call whoever is at the front to help." App driver José Edson da Silva, aged 43, died after going for a run in Ribeirão Preto, SP Personal file Drivers report risky routine Thalyson Silva de Santos, who also works as an app driver, said that the demonstration was organized to demand respect and safety for the category. "We need the population to look at us with respect. We are leaving home to work, to earn bread for our family. What happened to our friend could have happened to any of us", he stated. According to him, drivers maintain messaging groups to share their location and warn about races considered suspicious. "We don't know who is inside our car. We don't know if the person is acting in bad faith or in good faith. Unfortunately, we face these dangers every day.” Thalyson said he didn't know José Edson personally, but that his death mobilized the category. “It’s like one of our own. We feel this loss as if it were a family member.” Investigation According to the Civil Police, the teenagers confessed that they called the race via app to steal José Edson's car. The investigation indicates that the driver was attacked inside the vehicle with a blow known as a “rear-naked choke”. Afterwards, according to the teenagers' version to the police, the body was thrown into the Rio Pardo. See more news from the region on g1 Ribeirão Preto and Franca VIDEOS: Everything about Ribeirão Preto, Franca and the region