MPSC files case of police officer who killed inmate inside police car to save hanging colleague

Inmate dies after attacking civil police officer inside a vehicle in SC The case of a civil police officer who shot and killed a female inmate inside a vehicle in Correia Pinto, Serra, was archived by the Public Ministry of Santa Catarina (MPSC). The conclusion of the case was released by the agency and indicated that the agent acted in self-defense after seeing that Daniela Gonçalves Carvalho, 32 years old, was trying to choke the driver of the vehicle with her handcuffs. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp ? Archiving is the decision to close a criminal investigation because there is not enough evidence or legal reasons to prosecute someone in court. Self-defense was proven by expertise, says MPSC The decision was based on expert examinations and technical reports that proved that the woman used handcuffs to try to choke the police officer who was driving the vehicle during transportation. To contain the aggression and save his co-worker's life, the police officer who was in the passenger seat fired the shot. The inmate was rescued and taken to the hospital, but she did not survive her injuries. Also according to the MPSC, the attack put the lives of the occupants and control of the moving vehicle itself at risk. The agency also highlighted that the version presented by the police officers was confirmed by the set of evidence gathered throughout the investigations. The forensic examination found injuries to the driver's face, the position of the blood stains in the vehicle, the location of the projectiles and the reconstruction of the crime. Furthermore, the agent who shot was subjected to a toxicological examination, which ruled out the use of alcohol or narcotic substances. With the proof, the MPSC ordered the investigations to be closed without criminal charges. Daniela Gonçalves Carvalho died after attacking an agent, says Civil Police Social networks/ Reproduction Remember the case The episode occurred on January 21st this year on a stretch of BR-116 in the city of Correia Pinto. Daniela and her ex-partner were detained in São Cristóvão do Sul, a nearby city, after a fight in which the man tried to kill her current boyfriend. At the police station, the police discovered that there was already an outstanding arrest warrant against the woman for the crime of robbery. During the transfer of the two to prison units in the city of Lages, the man was placed in the rear compartment of the vehicle. Daniela, having informed the police officers that she was pregnant, was placed in the back seat of the vehicle. On the way, the couple started an argument and received warnings from the police to calm down. At one point, the inmate attacked the driver of the vehicle, trying to suffocate her with the handcuff chains. The woman's ex-partner remains in pre-trial detention and will answer to the Jury Court for the attempted murder committed in São Cristóvão do Sul and for the damage caused to the police station cell. VIDEOS: most watched g1 SC in the last 7 days