The Brazilian army soldier who confessed to having killed, last Friday (05/12), soldier Maria de Lourdes Freire Matos, 25 years old, corporal of the same institution, is Kelvin Barros da Silva, 21 years old.
The victim was found dead, with a charred body, inside the 1st Guard Cavalry Regiment, known as Dragões da Independência, a battalion of which they were both part and which was set on fire.
Kelvin Barros confessed to the Civil Police of the Federal District (PCDF) that he was the author of the brutal crime and the fire. He said during his testimony that there had been an argument before the femicide occurred.
According to Kelvin Barros, the two men had an extramarital affair. “After an argument in which the woman asked him to break up with his current girlfriend and take her back, as promised by the perpetrator, the victim pulled out his firearm,” commented delegate Paulo Noritika.
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“He allegedly held the gun while she tried to load it. In the meantime, he managed to reach the victim’s military knife, which was on his waist, and hit him deeply in the neck,” detailed the delegate.
Paulo Noritika also said that the victim was found with the bladed weapon at the scene of the injury. “After that, in desperation, he grabbed a lighter and some alcohol, set fire to where the group was based and fled, taking the gun with him and getting rid of it,” he said.
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The victim was identified as 25-year-old Maria de Lourdes Freire.
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Dispute
Maria de Lourdes was a corporal in the army, which she had joined five months ago as a musician. She was found dead by firefighters (CBMDF) who were battling the flames.
The defense of the corporal’s family denies any relationship between the victim and his assassin. “It is false that Maria had any relationship with the attacker,” said the office which defends the victim’s family in a statement published on social networks.
The family believes that the fact that Maria was a corporal and held a higher position than Kelvin, who was a soldier, may have motivated the crime.
“This context testifies to the non-acceptance of female authority. Maria was lured, stabbed and set on fire on the spot, in a context of extreme violence directed against her status as a woman”, underlined the defense of the victim’s family. The 25-year-old was described as discreet, serious and focused on her studies.
Kelvin Barros da Silva saw his arrest transformed into a preventive arrest this Saturday (12/06), after undergoing a custody hearing at the Custody Hearings Center (NAC).
I’m sorry
On social networks, the 1st RCG highlighted the professionalism of the cable during these six months of service.
“The 1st Guard Cavalry Regiment expresses its deep regret following the death of Corporal Maria de Lourdes Freire Matos, whose career within the institution was marked by dedication, professionalism and exemplary commitment to the service rendered in the band,” declared the battalion.
“At this time of pain, we express our deepest condolences to the family, friends and brothers in uniform. »
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