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Justice converts into preventive arrest of suspect of setting fire to his wife in Mogi das Cruzes

Doctor is arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a woman in a condominium in Mogi das Cruzes Doctor Mituro Hattori Júnior, aged 52, is being held in preventive custody at the Mogi das Cruzes Provisional Detention Center (CDP). The arrest...

Justice converts into preventive arrest of suspect of setting fire to his wife in Mogi das Cruzes
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He is suspected of setting fire to his 42-year-old woman in the apartment where they both lived, in a luxury condominium in Mogi das Cruzes, in the early hours of Sunday (9). The victim suffered burns to his body and was rescued by the Fire Department.

  • The São Paulo Court of Justice reported that the custody hearing was held on Monday (10) and that, at that time, the arrest in the act was converted into preventive.
  • Click to follow the g1 Mogi das Cruzes e Suzano channel on WhatsApp According to the Municipal Security Secretariat, a team from the Municipal Civil Guard (GCM) found the victim leaving the...

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Doctor is arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a woman in a condominium in Mogi das Cruzes Doctor Mituro Hattori Júnior, aged 52, is being held in preventive custody at the Mogi das Cruzes Provisional Detention Center (CDP). The arrest in the act was converted into preventive after a custody hearing held on Monday (10). He is suspected of setting fire to his 42-year-old woman in the apartment where they both lived, in a luxury condominium in Mogi das Cruzes, in the early hours of Sunday (9). The victim suffered burns to his body and was rescued by the Fire Department. The São Paulo Court of Justice reported that the custody hearing was held on Monday (10) and that, at that time, the arrest in the act was converted into preventive. ? Click to follow the g1 Mogi das Cruzes e Suzano channel on WhatsApp According to the Municipal Security Secretariat, a team from the Municipal Civil Guard (GCM) found the victim leaving the condominium, on Rua Benjamin Rodrigues Pereira, in Parque Monte Virgínia, with burns on his body. The Public Security Secretariat (SSP) reported that municipal guards were on patrol when they were approached by a man who reported an argument between a couple in the condominium where he works. According to the report, the man threw alcohol on the victim and set her clothes on fire. The woman was taken to Santana Hospital. The case was registered as attempted murder and domestic violence at the Judiciary Police Center. g1 tries to contact the defense Mituro Hattori Júnior. Mituro Hattori Junior is suspected of setting his wife on fire in Mogi das Cruzes Reproduction/Social Networks What the police report says According to the document, the victim said that she argued with her husband and demanded that he provide her with the password to unlock her cell phone. When he refused, the man allegedly poured alcohol on his body and set it on fire. When informed by the police that her husband would be taken to the police station, the woman said she did not want to register a report because she did not want her husband to be arrested. According to the SSP, the man allegedly threw alcohol on the victim and set fire to her clothes after an argument between the couple in a condominium in Mogi das Cruzes Reproduction/Google Maps The report states that doctor Mituro Hattori Júnior said that he has been married to the victim for 16 years and that the couple has no children. He stated that five years ago, his wife was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), but does not receive regular monitoring and uses controlled medication. The suspect also said that the relationship between the couple has been tumultuous for the last three years. On Sunday, he stated that he was asleep when he was woken up by his wife at 3am, who said that he forgot her birthday and had not bought her a gift. According to the doctor's testimony, as his wife was upset, he left the apartment and stayed in the hallway where there are monitoring cameras. And he returned to the apartment when he heard his wife's screams, with part of her body and hair on fire. He said he helped her and they took the elevator down to the reception where he asked them to call the Emergency Medical Service (Samu).