RITUAL MURDER Woman ‘eaten alive by Brazilian cannibal gang who ripped out her ovaries and fallopian tubes and scoffed them in front of her husband’
Cristina Amaral was found decayed and buried in a shallow grave alongside her husband Juvenal in the back garden of their Camaçari city home
By Aletha Adu
24th January 2018, 5:10 pmUpdated: 24th January 2018, 5:11 pm
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5417030/brazil-cannibal-gang-amaral-camacari-ripped-ovaries/
A BRAZILIAN gang who tortured and murdered a couple ATE their body parts after raiding their home, police have claimed.
Cristina Amaral, 44, was found decayed and buried in a shallow grave alongside her husband Juvenal, 57, in the back garden of their Camaçari city home on January 9.
Forensic experts revealed Juvenal was brutally beaten, stabbed and forced to watch as his wife was raped in front of him.
Thugs held the couple hostage for at least 24 hours, before targeting Cristina because they could not find cash in their home.
Detective Maria Tereza Santos, head of homicide division said she believes the suspects "practised canibalism".
She added: "Internal organs, including the ovaries and fallopian tubes had been ripped out of the female’s body and other body parts are missing. There is no indication of where these organs are.
"We found that soft tissue had been deliberately cut and sliced from the bones of the victims. We are also investigating whether consumption took place while the victims were still alive."
The couple were brutally murdered soon after a grandmother of one of the suspects, who worked as a cleaner for the victims, told her grandson the couple had won a recent compensation claim of 70,000 reais (£15,000).
Suspects Daniel Santos Neves, 29 and Carlos Alberto Neres, 25, were arrested alongside three teenagers aged 13, 14 and 16 after an anonymous tip off.
When police swooped on the gang, they were allegedly found with a 12-gauge shotgun, a pistol and a car believed to be owned by the victims.
They have been charged with robbery, rape, torture, murder, illegal possession of weapons and suspected cannibalism in a crime which has sent shock waves through the industrial city.
Investigators said the two adults face charges including robbery, torture, murder, concealment of a corpse, illegal possession of weapons and corruption of minors.
The teens have been charged with rape and robbery.