Body of app driver killed by teenagers is found in Rio Pardo in Ribeirão App driver José Edson da Silva, killed by three teenagers, aged 13, 14 and 16, during a race in Ribeirão Preto (SP), was married and father of two children. He was 43 years old, lived in Sertãozinho (SP) and worked in private passenger transport to increase the family's income. "He was a wonderful family man, he was working just to bring extra income to the family. He and his wife, both of them, were always struggling to keep the bills up to date and everything", says his sister-in-law Rosângela Ferreira dos Santos. José Edson was evangelical and married for 15 years to kitchen assistant Cristiane Ferreira dos Santos. The couple's two children are 11 and 13 years old. Be part of the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp App driver José Edson da Silva, aged 43, died after going for a run in Ribeirão Preto, SP Personal archive As an app driver, he had been working for around three years. According to Rosângela, her brother-in-law also worked in sugarcane mills in the region in vacancies temporarily opened during the harvest. "He hadn't been registered for a while. The company he worked for gave him a three-month contract and sent him away. So he was compromising his income and he helped at home with everything he earned on the app." Rosângela states that the children, especially the youngest, were very attached to their father. Since José Edson's disappearance last Tuesday (14), the family has tried to disguise the seriousness of the situation for the two boys. "We were hiding our crying. We cried in the rooms, we cried in secret, we didn't let them watch the TV. But there was a time when we couldn't hide it, because they were here. Why is my father taking so long to come home? Why doesn't my father listen to my audios anymore? They spoke constantly to the father, even though the father was working. If the son sent a message, he would respond immediately." Rosângela Ferreira dos Santos, sister-in-law of app driver José Edson da Silva, killed by teenagers in Ribeirão Preto, SP Aurélio Sal/EPTV Fear for the activity José Edson's violent death, however, left everyone devastated. His sister-in-law says the family feared for his safety ever since he started racing in Ribeirão Preto. "We always warned him that it was very dangerous. In Sertãozinho, it wasn't even so because I think it's a very peaceful city. There, this never happened, he always returned home. And here [in Ribeirão Preto], unfortunately, they took his life in exchange for a car", says Rosângela. José Edson was registered as a driver for 99. In a statement, the company regretted the case and said it sympathized with the family. "As soon as the report was registered in its Security Center, a specialized team was appointed and seeks contact with José Edson da Silva's family to offer support and information to activate the insurance, which includes psychological assistance and support for funeral expenses. The company remains available to collaborate with the authorities, if necessary." App driver José Edson da Silva, 43 years old Personal file What happened The app driver disappeared on Tuesday, when he left Sertãozinho (SP) to work at the races in Ribeirão Preto. His body was found in Rio Pardo, in Ribeirão Preto, this Friday (17), after three teenagers confessed to the crime to the police and pointed out the place where they had left the victim. They were taken to Fundação Casa. As they are under 18, they are not responsible for a crime, but for an infraction similar to robbery, robbery followed by death, and concealment of a body. According to the Civil Police, the three report that they called a race to steal the driver's car. José Edson was choked and lost consciousness. The police suspect that he may have been thrown into the river while still alive. Trovó/EPTV Car found in traffic stop José Edson's car, a Hyundai HB20, was found on Wednesday (15) with the three teenagers when stopped in a traffic stop, in Ribeirão Preto. They were taken to the Children and Youth Police Station (Diju), they claimed that they bought the vehicle for R$ 1,300 at a drug trafficking point in the city. After the interrogation, they were released. taken on Thursday (16) for forensic examination. This Friday, the teenagers were taken to the police station to give a new statement and confessed. What helped the police to advance in the investigation was access to the data from the race that José Edson was taking moments before he disappeared. He called the car through an app using his stepfather's account. On the way after boarding, the police suspected that the 16-year-old had applied a rear-naked choke to the victim. They went to that location, imagining that the victim was dead, and abandoned the body, throwing it into the Rio Pardo", says Baldochi. The three even used the victim's cards after the crime. One of the payments was at a gas station where they filled up the victim's vehicle. See more news from the region on g1 Ribeirão and Franca Videos: Everything about Ribeirão Preto, Franca and the region