Yamin Cristina Reis, 28, died after suffering severe burns.
Brazilian Civil Police arrested the man suspected of raping and setting fire to his alleged lover in the oven of a bakery in Belford Roxo, in Rio de Janeiro.
Edimar Coelho is Paula Muniz told the police he was the one who killed Yamin Cristina Reis28, after he threatened to tell his wife about their relationship.
The suspect burned Yamin’s body after strangling him to death. They both had an extramarital affair.
The woman was hospitalized with 80% of her body burned and died from the severity of her injuries.
Despite the brutality, the woman was able to escape the body fire. He was hospitalized with burns to over 80% of his body and died on March 31 due to the severity of his injuries.
The bakery oven where the victim was burned.
According to delegate Ana Carolina Caldas, head of the specialized, Edimar will answer for femicide and rape.
Edimar Coelho de Paula Muniz was charged with femicide.
On Tuesday the 12th, a warrant of arrest issued by the Department of Justice against him was issued. The DHBF took over the investigations on April 5, after the death. The crime took place on March 19 and was reported to the local district on March 25, when relatives learned of it.
Rise of femicides in Brazil
By 2020, Brazil officially registered murders of 1,338 women because of their gender, usually committed by partners, ex -partners, or suspected partners.
Compared to 2019, there was a 2%increase, but violence against women is at more alarming levels in the Midwest (14%) and North (37%). Northeast (+3%) and Southeast (-3%) showed small variations. In the South, there was a 14% decrease.
Figures show that violence against women has an upward trajectory: femicide rose 8% from 2018 to 2019, according to updated data, despite legal restrictions in recent years.
Source: Clarin