The Civil Police are investigating the disappearance of amateur football player Guilherme Henrique Borges Paes, last seen on Sunday (19), when he was participating in a football match in the North Zone of Ribeirão Preto (SP). An investigation was launched to investigate the crimes of kidnapping and false imprisonment. Investigators are also investigating information circulating on social media about the possible actions of a so-called “crime court”. ?"The criminal court is a parallel practice used by criminals who seek justice for something they consider against their law", says delegate José Carvalho de Araújo Júnior, head of the Criminal Investigations Police Station (Deic) of Ribeirão Preto. Below, g1 lists what is known about the case. Be part of the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp Who is the missing person? Guilherme Henrique Borges Paes is 27 years old and plays in amateur football in the city. He is a midfielder for Casagrande Futebol Clube, a team that competes in the A2 Amateur Championship, in Ribeirão Preto. Amateur football player Guilherme Henrique Borges Paes, missing in Ribeirão Preto, SP Reproduction/Instagram/Casagrande Futebol Clube How and when did he disappear? According to the police report and reports obtained by the police, on Sunday (19), Guilherme participated in a football match on a field in the Vila Carvalho neighborhood. He was approached by at least five men who arrived at the scene in a black car. Witnesses said he was placed in the vehicle and taken away. Since then, he has not been seen again. Guilherme's sister received a call informing her that he had been taken by unknown people. As the player did not return home, the family filed a report for missing person, kidnapping and false imprisonment. What does the family say? According to the police report, the day before he disappeared, Guilherme had an argument with his girlfriend in the house where he lives with his mother. The woman left, taking his cell phone and R$100 that was in the device's case. According to police records, the player's mother called the phone and was threatened with death by her daughter-in-law. She also said she would kill Guilherme. On Sunday, the girlfriend went back to look for the player at his house and was informed that he was playing football on the field in Vila Carvalho. Because of the cell phone and the threats, the police report was also registered as a threat and theft. Football field in Vila Carvalho where amateur football player was taken in Ribeirão Preto, SP Fabiano Minatto/EPTV What is the police's line of investigation? The Criminal Investigations Department (Deic) works to locate Guilherme and clarify what happened after he was taken from the football field. The main line starts from the disappearance itself and the circumstances in which he was removed from the scene by the group of people. Investigators also try to obtain information through statements, analysis of cell phones and other means of investigation considered strategic to reconstruct the victim's last steps. According to the delegate, the cell phone is an important tool because it can indicate travel and contacts relevant to the case. What do the police know about the “crime court” hypothesis? Information released on social media indicates that Guilherme may have been the target of a so-called "crime court", a practice in which members of criminal organizations apply their own punishments against people accused of failing to comply with rules imposed by the group. The delegate states that, to date, there is no official information that confirms this version. According to him, investigators became aware of the accusations only through social media and are working to verify the origin and veracity of the material circulating on the internet. Videos and images attributed to Guilherme involving child sexual abuse are also being analyzed. According to the delegate, Deic's work at this moment is precisely to determine whether this content is authentic and what its possible relationship is with the disappearance. “It is important that we monitor as soon as possible everything that has been made public through these networks, to know where it came from, to really know if this is real or not.” MORE a "crime court" is unacceptable and that the police will carry out further investigations to identify anyone involved and hold them responsible in accordance with the law, regardless of any accusation that may exist against Guilherme. "This is a situation that society rejects and the police, even more so. We will work to locate and clarify, if there was any involvement with this 'crime court'. But our job is precisely that, to go deeper, and resolve the issue, indicate who was involved and punish these people with the law." What is making the investigation difficult? Araújo Júnior says that one of the police's main difficulties is the lack of information from witnesses. The place where Guilherme played does not have monitoring cameras and is an area where people tend to avoid contact with the police. "There aren't any cameras there. It's really an environment that the people who frequent prevent any monitoring, whether by the police or by society. It's not easy for us to find someone who saw something. Anyone who has had contact with this situation, it's important that they contact us so that we can continue and improve the investigation of the case." Camp in Vila Carvalho where the amateur football player was taken from in Ribeirão Preto, SP Fabiano Minatto/EPTV Guilherme's girlfriend is special
What is known about the amateur player who disappeared after being taken during a football match in Ribeirão Preto, SP
The Civil Police are investigating the disappearance of amateur football player Guilherme Henrique Borges Paes, last seen on Sunday (19), when he was participating in a football match in the North Zone of Ribeirão Preto...
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