Delegate Éder Matte reports investigation that led to the finding of a missing elderly man in SC The 75-year-old man who was found buried with his hands and feet tied in Pinhalzinho, in the west of Santa Catarina, was murdered five days before the body was found. According to delegate Éder Matte, the death occurred on the same day that the victim had a disagreement with tenants. Valdir Bazanela's body was found on Saturday (25). He was buried in the backyard of the house where the suspects, who are in pre-trial detention, lived. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp The Civil Police continue investigations to understand the dynamics of the day of the murder, on July 20th. Two men, aged 20 and 30, were arrested. According to the delegate, the oldest confessed to being involved in the death while the youngest denied participation. The two underwent a custody hearing. The investigation is also awaiting the report of the cadaveric examination to confirm the cause of death. According to the delegate, the two tenants said that a fight began after the owner went to their house to talk about the rent. Tenant confesses involvement in the death of 75-year-old owner found buried Valdir Bazanela's body was found in the farm of a house he rented to tenants suspected of involvement in the crime Montage/Reproduction/Social media/Civil Police After finding out about the disagreement, the police went to the rented property The elderly man's family registered his disappearance with the Civil Police on Thursday (23) and investigations began. The police officers carried out interviews, analyzed images from surveillance cameras and collected other information. "It was possible to verify that, on the 20th, Monday, the elderly man had had a disagreement with two of his tenants. From that moment on, investigations were directed towards this situation", explained the delegate. During the investigations, the police discovered that the victim personally went to the property to speak to these tenants and that was the last time the elderly man was seen. "There was a disagreement there regarding payments for rent, water, electricity. From these disagreements, it ended up evolving into a fight, which then resulted in this brutality, where two men took the life of an elderly man", reported the delegate. Given the information gathered by the investigation, the agents went to the location, where they found the body buried in the backyard. "The brutality of how this crime was carried out and committed is striking, because when this elderly man was unearthed, it was possible to see that his hands and feet were tied, and there was a rope around the victim's neck", described Matte. After finding the body, the police identified and located the two tenants, who are Venezuelans. According to the corporation, during the approach one of them tried to escape.