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Survivor of massacre in Manaus undergoes surgery and remains hospitalized

Massacre in Manaus: police present details about the case and the arrest of the suspect The only survivor of the massacre that left three dead in Manaus underwent surgery and remains hospitalized at the João Lúcio Hospital and Emergency...

Survivor of massacre in Manaus undergoes surgery and remains hospitalized
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She is a 53-year-old woman whose identity has not been disclosed. According to Fraga, she lives on the ground floor of the property and was attacked after hearing screams and going to the room of one of the victims.

  • "Upon hearing the screams and the intense movement of people fighting in the property, [she] also decided to go up to the second floor to check what was happening.
  • Upon arriving at the scene, she was also attacked and hit by blows from the author." ?

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Massacre in Manaus: police present details about the case and the arrest of the suspect The only survivor of the massacre that left three dead in Manaus underwent surgery and remains hospitalized at the João Lúcio Hospital and Emergency Room, in the capital of Amazonas. The information was released this Tuesday (18) by the general delegate of the Civil Police of Amazonas (PC-AM), Bruno Fraga. She is a 53-year-old woman whose identity has not been disclosed. According to Fraga, she lives on the ground floor of the property and was attacked after hearing screams and going to the room of one of the victims. "Upon hearing the screams and the intense movement of people fighting in the property, [she] also decided to go up to the second floor to check what was happening. Upon arriving at the scene, she was also attacked and hit by blows from the author." ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp The woman suffered head trauma and injuries caused by blows from a hammer, a weapon used by the suspect to commit the crimes. According to police, she was in a very serious condition. The State Department of Health (SES-AM) reported that the patient underwent tests, was evaluated by the multidisciplinary team, underwent a surgical procedure, is under intensive care, and is stable under monitoring by the state health network team. How the massacre happened The massacre took place on Monday morning (17), in a residence in the São Geraldo neighborhood. According to the investigation, Ezenilson arrived at the property at around 5:30 am, parked a motorcycle in front of the house and jumped over the wall. The objective was to ask one of the victims for money to pay off a debt of R$19,000 with loan sharks. He remained there for around two hours and left the residence around 7am. During this period, three people were killed and one woman was injured. The dead are Francisco das Chagas Morais Santos, aged 66, Isabella Coelho Morais, aged 29, and Guilherme Pereira Lima Filho, aged 65. The fourth victim, identified only as Dilma, was rescued and taken to João Lúcio Hospital and Emergency Room, in the East Zone of Manaus. 'Kind, sweet and obedient girl': who was a young woman with cerebral palsy killed in a massacre in Manaus 'Affectionate and very intelligent': find out who was the university professor killed during a massacre in Manaus Suspect of involvement in the death of three people from the same family in Manaus arrives at the police station. Patrick Marques/g1 AM What motivated the crime The main line of investigation is that the crime was financially motivated. According to the police, Ezenilson went to the residence to ask Francisco, who was a pastor and his former father-in-law, for money. The suspect would have contracted a debt with loan sharks. According to the police chief, there was a disagreement after Francisco refused to hand over more money to the suspect. "[They] had a disagreement because this pastor didn't want to give him more money and, according to him, he lost his head and killed this pastor in his own room," said Cunha. The police chief also stated that Ezenilson showed no regret when confessing to the crime and described him as a "highly cold" person. "This is a person without tickets, he is a highly cold person, he did not show any type of regret when confessing to the crime", he stated at a press conference this Tuesday (18). Hammer used in the crime Ezenilson told the police that he used a hammer to attack the victims. According to the delegate, the object was thrown into a stream close to the residence. During the action, the suspect also found a small safe with around R$900, which belonged to Francisco. He left the property carrying the cell phones of three victims and wore a protective mask to try to avoid being identified. Small safe with around R$900, which belonged to Francisco, killed in a massacre in the São Geraldo neighborhood, in Manaus Divulgação/PC-AM How the victims were found The three bodies were found inside the residence. Two were in a bedroom and the third, in the hallway of the house. A resident found the victims and called the Military Police via number 190. The police went to the address and confirmed the crime. The area was isolated for forensic work. The Legal Medical Institute (IML) and the Technical-Scientific Police Department (DPTC) were called for the procedures. g1 contacted the State Department of Health of Amazonas (SES-AM) to find out her health status, but received no response. Isabella Coelho Morais, a young woman with cerebral palsy who died in a massacre in Manaus Personal archive Guilherme Pereira Lima Filho was one of the three killed in an attack in Amazonas. Reproduction/Social Media