Kidnapping in Biguaçu: 71-year-old woman was tied up and thrown off a cliff in Gaspar A civil police officer who was on the rescue team for the 71-year-old woman who was kidnapped and abandoned on a cliff in Santa Catarina reported that it was a "miracle of God that this lady survived". After being found, the woman was taken to the hospital and was released on Thursday (9). The kidnapping took place in Biguaçu, in Greater Florianópolis, on Tuesday (7). The victim was located on Wednesday (8) in a dense forest area between Blumenau and Gaspar, in Vale do Itajaí. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp The police officer who participated in the rescue gave a description of the scene found by the team, which appears in a document sent by the Public Ministry of Santa Catarina to the Court. "She was barely dressed, her clothes were wet and it was the coldest night of the year. If she stayed there any longer, she would definitely die. She wouldn't survive that night." He also said that the elderly woman spent a day and a night in the open. Delegate Murillo Batalha, responsible for the investigation, reported that the investigation continues and the police are checking whether more people are involved in the crime. Suspect is known for 'Don Juan' scams Elderly woman was tied up in the open for a day and a night in the intense cold, says police 71-year-old woman was rescued from a 200-meter bank in Gaspar (SC) Civil Police/ Disclosure Suspect has 18 convictions The suspect was already serving a sentence for carrying out "Don Juan" type scams, a type of "sentimental fraud", and has accumulated 18 convictions in court, according to a statement from the Public Ministry of Santa Catarina (MPSC). Maicon de Moura, 42 years old, had his arrest converted into preventative arrest on Thursday (9). In a note, his defense said that "it will not comment on the merits of the facts investigated" (read the full note at the end of the report). According to the MPSC, the suspect has an “extensive record, with numerous convictions for robberies, thefts and, above all, fraud against women”. “So much so that he confided in his own partner that he was serving a sentence for carrying out the well-known ‘Don Juan’ type scams, through which he gained the trust of women to obtain a financial advantage from them”, says an excerpt from the MPSC document obtained by g1. The suspect has already been convicted of crimes of robbery, embezzlement, receiving, qualified theft and drug possession. Maicon was even serving an open sentence. Photo from 2012 shows suspect of kidnapping elderly woman Civil Police/Reproduction Man said he committed a crime to pay off a debt of R$20,000 In testimony, Maicon de Moura confessed that he robbed and kidnapped the 71-year-old woman to pay off a debt of R$20,000 with a criminal faction that was threatening him. He also admitted to tying the victim up with duct tape. He said he decided to help find her because he felt regretful when he learned that she had not yet been found. According to the Civil Police, the man stated in his statement that the motivation for the crime was robbery and that, as she was an elderly woman, he believed she would be an easier target. During the kidnapping, he even put the victim in the trunk of her own car. Man and elderly woman met at a dance hall According to the Civil Police, the suspect and elderly woman met at a dance hall on Monday (6) — the day before the crime. On Tuesday, he arranged a meeting with the victim. During the kidnapping, on Tuesday (7), the man placed the elderly woman in the trunk of her car. The woman was taken to Biguaçu and then left on the bank between Blumenau and Gaspar, around 100 kilometers from the first city. The suspect was found in Joinville, a city about 90 kilometers north of Blumenau, at around 2pm on Wednesday (8). Initially, he tried to escape, according to the MPSC. When caught, he confessed to the crime and told the police where he had left the victim. With this information, the agents went to Vale do Itajaí and searched for four hours until they found the elderly woman. What the suspect's defense says Check out the full note from the suspect's defense below. "Maicon de Moura's defense informs that it has been following the procedure since the drafting of the arrest report in flagrante delicto and that it participated in the custody hearing held this Thursday (9), at the Regional Court of Guarantees of the District of Joinville. The case is in the police investigation phase, without a complaint being offered by the Public Prosecutor's Office. The defense will not comment on the merits of the facts investigated, and all of its manifestations will be presented exclusively in the records, before the competent court. It should be noted, finally, that The presumption of innocence is in force, guaranteed by the Federal Constitution to anyone under investigation, until an eventual definitive conviction". VIDEOS: most watched g1 SC in the last 7 days