Barretos City Hall employee is stabbed to death in front of bar Public servant Carlos Eduardo Silveira, 43 years old, stabbed to death while trying to break up a fight outside a bar in Barretos (SP) last Sunday (2), had gone to the place for the first time at the invitation of a singer friend who was performing at the establishment. His son, Gustavo Eduardo Silveira, aged 23, was also stabbed and survived. "They came here at the invitation of a singer who came to perform. He was a friend of theirs and asked them to come and celebrate. Father and son were at this bar for the first time. They came to honor a friend and such a tragedy was unfortunately caused by murderers", says lawyer Luiz Antonio Santos Sebastião, who represents the victims. Be part of the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp Carlos Eduardo Silveira died while trying to break up a fight outside a bar in Barretos, SP Personal archive According to Sebastião, father and son did not know the suspects involved in the case and were only at the establishment to attend the show. The Civil Police are investigating the case, registered as homicide, attempted homicide and bodily injury. The suspects have already been identified, but have not been located. The police did not provide details of the case so as not to harm the investigation. A knife and the car used in the crime were seized. Fight would have started for a trivial reason The confusion began after a man driving a white sedan passed by. A friend of Carlos Eduardo, who preferred not to be identified, referred to the driver, saying that he was closing the car window in the face of a child who was a passenger. "The boy passed by me, looking dirty and asked what I was looking at. I said: 'you're closing the window in your little girl's face, in the back of the car'. I don't know what he understood, and he got out and attacked us. A man in a yellow t-shirt, for a banal, futile reason. No explanation. He punched me, it became a general mess." Man dies and son is injured during widespread fight in bar in Barretos, SP According to the lawyer, at this time, other men who were in a house close to the bar joined the confusion and started attacking the patrons who were trying to contain the attacks. Images from a security camera (watch above) show several people in front of the establishment and the moment when a man in a striped shirt invades the group. According to the investigation, he is identified as the perpetrator of the knife attacks, but was not located. The friend says he was in shock when he was attacked by the first suspect, identified as the driver of the car. He suffered injuries to his face, head and legs. "A lot of aggression, they were out of control, nothing they said was helpful, it didn't solve anything. I never imagined in my life going through what I went through", he says. Man in striped shirt attacks people at the door of a bar in Barretos, SP Reproduction/Security cameras Attempt to break up ended in death According to the lawyer, Carlos Eduardo only tried to end the confusion when he ended up attacked. "Carlos Eduardo went to try to calm down and that's when he was stabbed in the back." His son also became the target of the attackers. Gustavo was inside the bar when the fight started. "Gustavo Eduardo was in the bathroom. When he came out he saw the fight. During the push and shove, a man in a striped shirt comes running towards Gustavo, who has his back turned, and stabs Gustavo in the back", says the lawyer. Fight outside a bar in Barretos, SP, ended in death Tiago Aureliano/EPTV Five victims and intention to kill According to the lawyer, in addition to Carlos Eduardo, who died, Gustavo and his friend, two other people were injured when trying to break up the confusion. "We have, in addition to the fatal victim and Gustavo, three more victims, all trying to appease. The intention was aggression and death. It was clear. Everyone was very injured." The police report states that a woman was found inside the bar with a cut on her head and heavy bleeding. She was rescued, treated and discharged. See more news from the region on g1 Ribeirão e Franca
Man killed when trying to break up a fight in a bar in Barretos, SP, went there for a friend's show, says lawyer
Barretos City Hall employee is stabbed to death in front of bar Public servant Carlos Eduardo Silveira, 43 years old, stabbed to death while trying to break up a fight outside a bar in Barretos (SP) last Sunday (2), had...
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