Colinas District Forum of Tocantins Disclosure/TJTO Geovane Saraiva de Jesus was sentenced to 24 years in prison for killing his own brother, Hamilton César Saraiva, with a stab to the neck. The crime happened while Hamilton was sleeping in the house where they both lived, in Bernardo Sayão, in the northwest region of the state. According to the lawsuit, the motivation for the murder was an argument over a cell phone. The homicide took place in the early hours of December 23, 2024 and Geovane has been in preventive custody since then. In the sentence, the Court determined that Geovane serve his sentence in an initial closed regime. He will also not be able to appeal freely. g1 contacted the Public Defender's Office, responsible for his defense, but received no response until the last update of this report. ? Click here to follow the g1 TO channel on WhatsApp The trial took place this Tuesday (7), during a Jury Court session held in Colinas do Tocantins. READ MORE Man accused of killing his brother while he slept after arguing over cell phone Police seize 1.3 tons of drugs hidden in overturned trailer in Tocantins
Man sentenced to 24 years in prison for killing brother while he slept
Colinas District Forum of Tocantins Disclosure/TJTO Geovane Saraiva de Jesus was sentenced to 24 years in prison for killing his own brother, Hamilton César Saraiva, with a stab to the neck. The crime happened while...
During the trial, prosecutor Dénys Cesar dos Santos Silva supported the accusation and presented the circumstances of the murder to the jurors. According to the records, the blow hit Hamilton's neck and caused deep injuries, cutting the jugular vein and trachea. The victim suffered hemorrhagic shock and died at the scene. The jurors accepted the thesis presented by the Public Ministry of Tocantins (MPTO) and recognized that the homicide was double qualified. The qualifications attributed to the crime were cruel and use of resources that made it impossible to defend the victim. See more news from the region on g1 Tocantins.
