Murder of Eliza Samudio
| Murder of Eliza Samudio | |
|---|---|
| Location | Esmeraldas (victim's private prison), Minas Gerais Vespasiano (victim's alleged death), Minas Gerais |
| Date | 2010 |
Attack type | Kidnapping, aggression, murder |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Victims | Eliza Silva Samudio |
| Perpetrators | Bruno Fernandes das Dores de Souza Luiz Henrique Romão (Macarrão) Marcos Aparecido dos Santos (Bola) Elenilson Vítor da Silva Wemerson Marques de Souza (Coxinha) Dayanne Rodrigues Fernanda Gomes de Castro |
| Defenders | Raul Andrade Henry Wagner Vasconcelos Castro |
| Accused | Bruno Fernandes das Dores de Souza Luiz Henrique Romão (Macarrão) Marcos Aparecido dos Santos (Bola) Elenilson Vítor da Silva Wemerson Marques de Souza (Coxinha) Dayanne Rodrigues Fernanda Gomes de Castro |
| Convictions | All suspects were tried by popular jury. Luiz Henrique Romão (Macarrão) was sentenced to 15 years in prison for jailing and murdering Eliza and concealing a corpse. Fernanda Gomes de Castro was sentenced to 5 years in prison for the kidnapping and false imprisonment of Eliza and Bruninho (Eliza's son with Bruno). Bruno was sentenced to 22 years and 3 months in prison under closed regime. Dayanna was acquitted of the charges. Marcos Aparecido dos Santos (Bola) was sentenced to 22 years. |
| Judge | Marixa Rodrigues |
Brazilian model Eliza Silva Samudio was killed in June 2010 by goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes das Dores de Souza, known simply as Bruno. During the investigations, one of the witnesses reported that Samudio had been killed by strangulation before being dismembered and buried under a layer of concrete.
The trial was scheduled to take place on November 19, 2012, at 9 am, at the Tribunal do Juri de Contagem, in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte. However, it was postponed to March 4, 2013.