A 24-year-old man was arrested in the act by the GCM after attacking a 25-year-old woman due to intolerance and religious prejudice Botucatu Municipal Civil Guard A 24-year-old man was arrested in the act by the Municipal Civil Guard (GCM) in the early hours of Saturday (4), in the Jardim Itamarati neighborhood, in Botucatu (SP), after attacking a 25-year-old woman for reasons of intolerance and religious prejudice. He also destroyed part of a police vehicle during the approach. According to the incident report, GCM teams were patrolling around 3:15 am when they were called. At the scene, officers found the victim and a witness in front of the residence. The woman was bleeding, especially in the face. ? Join the g1 Bauru and Marília channel on WhatsApp The victim reported that there was an argument and that the attacker forcibly ripped off a religious guide, a necklace used as a protection instrument within Candomblé, an African-based religion. He then began attacking her with punches and kicks. According to the statement, the man attacked her while also taking advantage of the victim's wife, highlighting that he would not have acted in the same way if the religious adornment had been with a man. See the most viewed videos on g1
Man arrested for religious intolerance after attacking woman, snatching Candomblé guide and kicking car
A 24-year-old man was arrested in the act by the GCM after attacking a 25-year-old woman due to intolerance and religious prejudice Botucatu Municipal Civil Guard A 24-year-old man was arrested in the act by the...
The suspect's own mother confirmed to the police that her son did not accept the young woman's religion. During the disagreement, the attacker's cousin tried to intervene. The two pushed each other and the relative ended up unintentionally hitting the suspect's nose with a helmet. None of the family members, however, expressed interest in filing a complaint about this parallel fight. Those involved were taken to the Municipal Adult Emergency Room (PSA) and then sent for medical care at Unesp, where they were treated and released. Suspect started to cause commotion inside the GCM vehicle and kicked several times, bending and damaging the structure Municipal Civil Guard / Disclosure During the journey to the health unit, the suspect started causing commotion inside the GCM vehicle and kicked the vehicle's rear lid, bending and damaging the structure. At the police station, when questioned by the civil police, the young man himself openly admitted that he had intolerant and prejudiced behavior towards the Candomblé practiced by the victim. The man was taken to the Botucatu Custody Center, where he remained detained at the disposal of the Court Google Street View/Reproduction The case was registered as bodily injury committed against the woman due to the female sex, qualified damage against public property and practice of discrimination or religious prejudice (equal to the crime of racism). The man was taken to the Botucatu Custody Center, where he remained detained at the disposal of the Court and awaits the custody hearing.
