Body of app driver killed by teenagers is found in Rio Pardo Shocked by the murder of her brother-in-law by three teenagers, aged 13, 14 and 16, during an app car race in Ribeirão Preto (SP), Rosângela Ferreira dos Santos says that the crime destroyed the family. "The family is finished, finished, finished. We're just looking for justice, right? Even though they're minors, right, and everything. But the minor, to take the life of a family man, they destroyed the family. Let other cases not happen, that other family men don't lose their lives for nothing", he says. App driver José Edson da Silva, 43 years old, had been missing since Tuesday (14), when he left Sertãozinho (SP), to work at the races. His body was found in Rio Pardo, in Ribeirão Preto, this Friday (17), after the teenagers confessed to the crime to the police and pointed out the place where they had left the victim. They were sent to the Casa Foundation. According to the Civil Police, the three report that they called a race to steal the driver's car. José Edson received a rear naked choke and lost consciousness. Police suspect he may have been thrown into the river while still alive. Be part of the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp Rosângela Ferreira dos Santos, sister-in-law of app driver José Edson da Silva, killed by teenagers in Ribeirão Preto, SP Aurélio Sal/EPTV Car found in traffic stop José Edson's car, a Hyundai HB20, was found on Wednesday (15) with the three teenagers when stopped in a traffic stop, in Ribeirão Preto. They were taken to the Children and Youth Police Station (Diju), they claimed that they bought the vehicle for R$1,300 at a drug trafficking point in the city. After interrogation, they were released. The car was handed over to José Edson's family, but taken on Thursday (16) for forensic examination. Suspicions against teenagers This Friday, the teenagers were taken to the police station to give a new statement and confessed. What helped the police advance their investigations was access to data from the race that José Edson was doing moments before he disappeared. According to delegate André Baldochi, responsible for the investigation, the 13-year-old teenager called the car via an app using his stepfather's account. On the way after boarding, there was an announcement of the robbery. MORE the 16-year-old applied a rear-naked choke to the victim. "They confessed that the death occurred inside the vehicle, suffocating the victim, she passed out, according to them. They went to that location, imagining that the victim was dead, and abandoned the body, throwing it into the Rio Pardo", says Baldochi. The race called by the teenagers started on a street in Jardim Salgado Filho, North Zone of Ribeirão Preto. The destination was a restaurant approximately 600 meters away, but halfway through, the passengers would have indicated a stopping point. The stretch of Rio Pardo where the body was left is less than five kilometers from the region. The three even used the victim's cards after the crime. "Following the vehicle, we identified that they stopped at a gas station. We went to that gas station and, based on the images, we saw that the vehicle was there and refueled. The station gave us proof of the card and the victim's card was used. We found that four purchases were made with the victim's card", says the delegate. App driver José Edson da Silva, aged 43, died after going for a run in Ribeirão Preto, SP Personal archive Family was afraid of work José Edson's sister-in-law says that the family feared for his safety, since he started running in Ribeirão Preto to increase the family's income. "We always warned him that it was very dangerous. In Sertãozinho, it wasn't even so because I think it's a very peaceful city. There, this never happened, he always returned home. And here [in Ribeirão Preto], unfortunately, they took his life in exchange for a car", says Rosângela. The teenagers were taken to Fundação Casa this Friday. As they are under 18, they are not responsible for a crime, but for an infraction similar to robbery, robbery followed by death, and concealment of a corpse. The Public Prosecutor's Office reported that the case is being carried out under judicial secrecy. José Edson was registered as a driver for 99. In a statement, the company regretted the case and said it sympathized with the family. "As soon as the report was registered in its Security Center, a specialized team was appointed and seeks contact with José Edson da Silva's family to offer support and information to activate the insurance, which includes psychological assistance and support for funeral expenses. The company remains available to collaborate with the authorities, if necessary." Body of app driver killed by teenagers is found in Rio Pardo in Ribeirão See more news from the region on g1 Ribeirão e Franca Videos: Everything about Ribeirão Preto, Franca and the region