The vice-mayor of Colina (SP), Rafael Corrêa Rodrigues (on the left), and the lawyer and martial arts teacher Marcos Aurélio Abe Personal file The Public Prosecutor's Office charged the vice-mayor of Colina (SP), Rafael Corrêa Rodrigues (PP), with qualified homicide for the murder of jiu-jitsu teacher Marcos Aurélio Abe, aged 45. The crime took place on March 8 of this year, when Marcos Aurélio was shot during an argument in front of the vice-mayor's house. He died eight days later. When contacted by g1, the Court of Justice of the State of São Paulo informed that the process is being processed under judicial secrecy and, therefore, would not provide details of the matter. ?Click here to follow the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp Rafael's defense informed this Monday (13) that he is not yet a defendant in the case, as the judge has not yet received the complaint and, when that happens, Rafael will face the case with his head held high.
MP denounces vice-mayor of Colina, SP, for death of jiu-jitsu teacher
The vice-mayor of Colina (SP), Rafael Corrêa Rodrigues (on the left), and the lawyer and martial arts teacher Marcos Aurélio Abe Personal file The Public Prosecutor's Office charged the vice-mayor of Colina (SP), Rafael...
"We will face it, obviously, with our heads held high. Rafael, from the first moment, was very supportive of the family's feelings of mourning, he presented himself spontaneously, presented the weapon. He did not pose any obstacle to the investigation. So much so, that a reconstruction was carried out there at Rafael's residence. Now we have a greater scope to work with and I hope that Justice will be done." READ ALSO Vice-mayor of Colina is indicted for death of jiu-jitsu teacher Jiu-jitsu teacher shot by vice-mayor of Colina dies The trial does not yet have a date. During Civil Police investigations into the case, the deputy mayor claimed to have acted in self-defense. He responds freely. Argument and death Lawyer and jiu-jitsu teacher Marcos Aurélio Abe died on March 14 of this year, eight days after being hospitalized in Santa Casa de Barretos (SP) after being shot during an argument in front of the house of the vice-mayor of Colina, in Jardim Universal, on March 8. According to information in the police report, Marcos Aurélio went to the neighborhood in a white car and with a fake gun to the entrance of Rafael's house, who was socializing with family members. According to the police, there was an argument between them, and the vice-mayor fired a shot at the jiu-jitsu teacher, hitting him in the chest, puncturing his lung. With the help of members of the public, Marcos was taken to the emergency room in Colina and, given the seriousness of the case, he was sent to Santa Casa de Barretos. He was hospitalized until the early hours of March 14, but did not survive. See more news from the region on g1 Ribeirão Preto and Franca VIDEOS: Everything about Ribeirão Preto, Franca and the region
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