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Police rescue four-year-old held by her father in Santa Catarina
A four-year-old girl was rescued from a room where her father had kept her in Barra Velha, in southern Brazil's Santa Catarina state.
Police said the incident began after a family dispute on Saturday night, when the man allegedly assaulted his 62-year-old mother before locking himself in a room with the child.
Officers first tried to negotiate, but he refused to leave or let the girl out.
Special police officers carried out a tactical intervention at about 2:30 a.m.
on Sunday after hours of unsuccessful talks.
The girl had no apparent injuries, received medical care and was later placed in her mother's care.
Her father was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, unlawful confinement and domestic violence-related assault.
Police rescued a four-year-old girl held in a room by her father in Barra Velha, Santa Catarina.
The BOPE carried out a tactical intervention at about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday after hours of unsuccessful negotiations.
The girl had no apparent injuries, received medical care and was later placed in her mother’s care.
The father was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, unlawful confinement and bodily injury in a domestic violence context.
Police said the incident began after a family disagreement and the man had allegedly assaulted his 62-year-old mother.
- Who
- A four-year-old girl was held by her father, who was arrested.
- What
- BOPE rescued the girl from a room in the family’s home.
- When
- The incident began on Saturday night, October 17; the rescue took place at about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 18.
- Where
- It happened in the Itajuba neighborhood of Barra Velha, in northern coastal Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- Why
- Police said the incident began after a family disagreement. The sources do not state why the father held the girl.
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The incident began after a family disagreement in the Itajuba neighborhood.
Police tried to negotiate, and BOPE teams later made further attempts after confirming verbal contact with the girl.
Police carried out a tactical intervention, restrained the man and rescued the girl.
The girl received medical care and was placed in her mother’s care; the father was arrested.
- Child
- Four years old
- Location
- Itajuba neighborhood, Barra Velha, Santa Catarina
- Rescue unit
- BOPE, the Special Police Operations Battalion
- Rescue time
- About 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 18
- Grandmother
- 62 years old
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