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| Brazil arrests man who beheaded British girlfriend |
| 2008-08-01 |
| Brazilian police on Thursday arrested a man accused of having decapitated and mutilated his British teenage girlfriend after a spat over drugs, a spokeswoman said. The Brazilian man confessed to having killed Cara Marie Burg, aged 17, on Saturday in the central city of Goiania after she threatened to tell authorities he was a drug dealer, Lenita Alves de Brito, spokeswoman for local police, told Reuters. Police found on Monday an abandoned suitcase with her headless and limbless body, which Cara's mother identified on pictures that were distributed by Interpol, Brito said. Goiania lies some 120 miles (200 km) southwest of the capital Brasilia. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Cant he just claim Machismo or something? |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-08-01 22:42 |
| #5 I am shocked anyone in the security services would ever confuse a Brazilian with a Muslim maniac. Now excuse me for a moment, I seem to have some wires sticking out of my coat... |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2008-08-01 10:26 |
| #4 Something like this would never happen in a polite and civilized place like Canada. Oh, wait, never mind... |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-08-01 07:44 |
| #3 The murderer's name according to the Beeb: Mohamed D'Ali Carvalho Santos Kind of make sense? |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2008-08-01 07:43 |
| #2 This is what happens when a naive, civilized person attempts to apply a civilized solution to a barbarian. Too stupid for her own good. |
| Posted by: gromky 2008-08-01 04:05 |
| #1 Because as we all know the penalties for drug dealing are less than for murder and why not take some photos while you're at it. There does seem to be a spate of beheadings at the moment doesn't there? |
| Posted by: Gladys 2008-08-01 03:43 |