'You will always be the great love of my life', says mother after boy is found dead on land in Maceió

Cameras capture boy entering a vacant lot with his great-uncle before dying in Macceió Peterson Ykaro Gomes Cardoso's mother made a post on social media on Tuesday (7), after the boy was found dead in a vacant lot in Cidade Universitária, in Maceió. In the publication, Érika Santos Gomes da Silva states that her son "will always be the great love" of her life. ?Join the g1 Alagoas channel The body of six-year-old Peterson Ykaro was found after he was left at his maternal great-uncle's house and disappeared. One day after the crime, the great-uncle, Emanuel Vicente, aged 46, was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing and killing the child. He denies the crime. The Alagoas Civil Police confirmed that the boy was a victim of sexual abuse before dying. Security cameras in the region captured the moment the child and his great-uncle entered the vacant lot (see the beginning of the article). In the publication, Érika says she still can't believe what happened, and asks God for strength to overcome the loss. Mother of Peterson Ykaro, found dead in a vacant lot in Maceió, publishes a post honoring her son Reproduction/Social media The exact cause of death is being investigated, but delegate Tacyane Ribeiro, coordinator of the Homicide and Personal Protection Police Station (DHPP), stated that there is strong evidence that Peterson was murdered by asphyxiation. "This 46-year-old man is an uncle and the main suspect of the sexual abuse and murder of the child. The Legal Medical Institute (IML) is the one who will determine the cause of death, but we are already working with the possibility that the victim was suffocated to death", explained the delegate. MORE As his parents are divorced, after spending the weekend with his father, reserve soldier Edílson Cupertino Cardoso, the child was taken to his mother's house. Upon arriving at Érika's house, on Monday (6), Peterson Ykaro's father realized that she was not there and, therefore, decided to leave him at his maternal great-uncle's house. Emanuel Vicente was arrested on suspicion of killing his grandnephew in Maceió Divulgação/PM-AL Hours later, Érika Santos contacted her ex-husband to ask about her son and was informed that the boy had been left at his great-uncles' house. When she arrived at the scene, she found no one. Faced with the situation, the family began searching. According to witnesses, the child was seen holding hands with a man, walking towards the vacant lot covered in weeds. Shortly afterwards, the man would have left the place alone. A family member went to the land and found Peterson Ykaro's body. Prison Emanuel Vicente was located and arrested near Utinga Station, in the capital of Alagoas, on Tuesday (7). He was detained by station guards, who called the Military Police. Upon the arrival of the military, the suspect was taken to the Homicide and Personal Protection Police Station (DHPP), in the Santa Amélia neighborhood, in Maceió. Suspect of killing Peterson Ykaro was detained by security guards in Maceió Divulgação/PM-AL