A disturbing video, which shows the moment when a son seeking revenge He shoots his father’s killer in the middle of a courtroom, causing shock in Brazil at the moment.
In the images, which immediately went viral on social media, we see Cristiano Alves Terto, 27 years old, shooting him six shots Francisco Cleidivaldo Mariano De Moura, 38, during the trial for the murder of his father in São José do Belmonte, Brazil.
Images from inside the room show Terto running towards the front with a .38 caliber revolver aiming directly at De Moura, sitting a few steps from a juror and a lawyer, and shooting as he charges him.
The rest of the room descends into chaos as the jurors and court staff scatter as the vengeful Terto unleashes his fury on his father’s killer.
Terto fires another barrage of shots at De Moura at close range as the defendant stumbles and falls to the ground, trying to shield himself from the hail of bullets.
Desperately escaping from the bullets, De Moura hides behind a desk while Terto continues shooting until the revolver is empty.
Moments later De Moura collapses to the ground behind the magistrates’ bench, but Terto runs around and in anger he hits him twice to the head with the gun.
The armed son flees from the classroom, while two women who They tried to push him away I don’t know how to react to De Moura.
The young man was chased by the police and arrested accused of attempted murderas reported by the military police of Pernambuco to CNN Brazil.
The disturbing incident occurred on November 29, but video of the shooting has only now been made public. Terto was locked up the next day and He has remained in prison ever since.
With six gunshot wounds on his body, De Moura was rushed to a local hospital He managed to survive the shooting.
A case that dates back 12 years ago
The case that triggered Terto’s anger It happened 12 years ago, in October 2012, although he only came to court late last year to be tried by a jury.
It concerned the murder of Francisco Alves, Terto’s father, in his home in Lagoa Alexandre, by De Moura, who confessed to his crime.
De Moura shot the man in a confusing episode. Apparently, De Moura had lost an animal from his farm and had gone to Alves’ property asking if they had seen it.
According to the killer’s confession, Alves was on his farm when De Moura arrived asking for information about his missing animal, whereupon the murdered father allegedly told him: “Get off my property, you dirty little thief.
Again according to De Moura’s words, Alves would have done so he grabbed a wooden stick and threatened to De Moura, then the man pulled out his gun and fired a “warning shot” into the air.
Since the man was not intimidated by the shot and continued to advance towards De Moura, he He shot Alves twice in the abdomen.
Alves was rushed to hospital but He died 18 days later.
De Moura, meanwhile, after firing the shots, fled to Salgueiro, a city about 320 kilometers from Lagoa Alexandre, but he was eventually arrested For the police.
It is not known How long did De Moura remain at large? before he was caught and why his trial for the crime was delayed for nearly 12 years.
According to a court filing Tuesday, De Moura he is “alive and free” after the shooting involving Terto. As for De Moura’s trial for the murder of Alves, it is not yet clear when it will continue.
“The jury has not met again and still does “No new date has been assigned”the Court of Justice of Pernambuco said in a statement on De Moura’s original trial, according to local Brazilian media.
Source: Clarin
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