Delegate Éder Matte reports investigation that led to the finding of a missing elderly man in SC The two men, aged 20 and 30, accused of killing businessman Valdir Bazanela, aged 75, became defendants. They, who were tenants of a property rented by the victim, are responsible for qualified homicide, concealment of a corpse and disobedience, informed the Santa Catarina Public Ministry (MPSC), author of the complaint against them. They became defendants this Friday (7). The crime took place in Pinhalzinho, in the west of the state. The victim's body was found buried with his hands and feet tied. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp Tenants could become defendants for killing and burying businessman Victim was found buried 5 days after being killed by tenants According to the MPSC complaint, the murder occurred on July 20th. Investigations found that the crime was motivated by arguments over the lease contract and late payment of rent; the victim was killed by strangulation; Hours after the crime, the two men hid the body in a hole at the back of the house. The murder took place in the property that the victim rented to tenants. The body was found five days later during the police investigation. The qualifiers for homicide are futile motive, use of cruel means and a resource that made the victim's defense difficult. In addition to murder and hiding a body, the men are responsible for disobedience: one of them tried to escape from the police; the other resisted complying with police orders. The prosecution also asks for a minimum amount of R$200,000 to repair the damage caused to the victim's family, including moral damages. 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