Douglas Alves da Silva, who is suspected of running over and dragging Taynara Sousa Santos, 31, through São Paulo, stated during his detention hearing that he was tortured during his arrest.
After leaving Tainara with serious injuries, Douglas fled the scene and was found in a hotel in the eastern district of São Paulo on Sunday night (30). She had her legs amputated, was intubated, and is expected to undergo a new graft surgery this Tuesday (2).
The police report of the incident indicates that Douglas reacted to the arrest and was subsequently shot in the arm. He was then taken to the hospital, and finally to the police station. the Bound The document was accessible.
The suspect’s lawyer, Marcos Tavares Leal, claims that he was asleep when police entered his hotel room and attacked him. Douglas did not receive medical care and suffered exposed injuries Monday when he underwent a custody hearing.
In a letter, the judge in the case called on the Ministry of Internal Affairs to investigate the conduct of Douglas’ detention.
On Tuesday (2), the lawyer told the authorities that Douglas “did not receive any care, and remained with the wound open, exposing himself to a concrete and imminent risk of infection, especially in light of the unsanitary environment in which he is being held.”
In a note, Civil police say this approach met “all necessary requirements and was carried out within legal parameters.”
The Foundation stated that Douglas was charged with resistance and disobedience and was transferred to the police station for judicial police procedures after receiving medical attention. After undergoing a detention hearing, he remained in detention by court order.
The case
Douglas ran over Tainara on Saturday morning (29) in Parque Novo Mundo, north of São Paulo. He hit her with a black Golf on a street giving access to the Tete seafront and continued driving even with her body pinned to the car.
Surveillance cameras recorded the collision. Drivers who were nearby also filmed the car with the woman’s body being dragged along part of the road.
After the collision, military police used images from security cameras and radar data in the area to identify the suspect. The police arrived at what would have been his address, but he was not there.
According to the police report, the collision occurred near a bar, and people who were there witnessed the entire incident.
An employee of the institution told the police that the driver acted intentionally, running over the victim and running over her.
When the woman was already under the car, the driver had pulled the handbrake and made sudden movements with the car.