Man who ran over and dragged his ex is moved to prison system

Douglas Alves Souza, 26, who crushed and dragged Tainara Souza Silva, 31, on Marginal Tietê, in São Paulo, for more than 1 km, was transferred this Monday (12/8) to the penitentiary system, informed the Secretariat of Public Security (SSP).

The folder did not indicate which drive was the destination. When questioned, the Prison Administration Secretariat (SAP) only responded to the publication of this report.

At Metropoliseslawyer Marcos Tavares Leal, who represents Douglas, said he had not been informed of the transfer. Earlier, he said he knew his client “was sworn in.” “My role today is to preserve his physical integrity,” he said.

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Taïnara Souza Santos

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According to friends and family, the boy driving the car was Douglas Alves da Silva, Tainara’s ex.

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Douglas Alves da Silva arrives at the police station after the custody hearing

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Arrested for attempted femicide

He had been detained since November 30 in the prison of the 26th police district (Sacomã), south of São Paulo.

The morning of the day before, Douglas crushed and dragged Tainara for more than a kilometer on Marginal Tietê, north of the capital São Paulo. She was seriously injured and had to have both legs amputated.

The two had a sporadic relationship and he reportedly did not accept the breakup, acting out of jealousy when he saw her talking to another boy.

Douglas fled the scene without providing aid and was arrested by civil police during the night of the next day at a hotel in Vila Prudente, in the eastern zone of São Paulo.

He is accused of attempted femicide. The temporary prison was transformed into a preventive prison last Saturday (12/06).

Shot dead during arrest

When he was arrested, according to the police report, Douglas attempted to steal a gun from one of the investigators, who responded by shooting. He was hit in the arm.

The SSP reported that after being immobilized, “the suspect received immediate assistance and was transported to the Vila Alpina Municipal Hospital, where he received emergency care and treatment for the injuries caused by the gunshot.” After being released on medical grounds, he was taken to the police station and charged with resistance and disobedience.

At a custody hearing, Douglas said he had been the victim of assault and possible torture. The Civil Police Internal Affairs Division is investigating the complaint. The lawyer told the reporter that the boy had been held in prison all this time with the wound on his arm still open. According to the defender, he did not receive any medical care after his arrival in detention.

“He’s in jail with an open wound. (The bullet) pierced his right arm. It’s all torn up. The custody hearing was on Monday (January 12). So, they’re seven days into the custody hearing, ten days after the shooting, and he hasn’t received any medical attention so far. He’s in a very unsanitary environment,” he said Monday. Metropolises.

In a press release, the SSP specifies that the detainee “will benefit from the necessary medical monitoring” in the penitentiary unit to which he was transferred.

Tainara is stable, says friend

Tainara was knocked down and dragged more than a kilometer by Douglas on the morning of November 29, in Marginal Tietê, north of São Paulo. The attack would have been motivated by jealousy, because he would not have accepted the end of the relationship. For the lawyer, the detainee denies having had any romantic relationship with the victim.

She suffered serious injuries and had to have both legs amputated at the Vereador José Storopolli Municipal Hospital, where she was hospitalized until being transferred to the Hospital das Clínicas last Friday (12/05). Since then, the victim of an attempted femicide has undergone several surgeries and required the assistance of breathing machines.

This Monday, a friend of Tainara told Metropolises that she is stable and would undergo further surgery. “Let it be the last one, that’s enough, for God’s sake,” he said.

Tainara is the mother of two children, a 12-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl, and lives alone with them.

Man runs over and drags his ex

Security cameras captured the moment Tainara was run over and dragged by Douglas. In the images, it is possible to see that she was accompanied by another boy when she was hit by a black car. The scene is strong.

The collision occurred moments after an argument between the suspect, the woman and a man who accompanied her at an area bar. A friend who was in the car at the time of the collision, identified as Kauan Silva Bezerra, said he went to the bar with the suspect and they ended up finding Tainara there talking to a boy.

Douglas then became “enraged” and started an argument. Kauan then called his friend to leave, but when he got in the car, Douglas drove around the Tietê River and ran over the victim.

Kauan also said in his statement to police that the perpetrator and the victim had ended their relationship shortly before the crime. This argument contradicts Douglas’ version, which went so far as to assert that he did not know Tainara.