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Police investigate 33-year-old man's death at motel in Catanduva
A 33-year-old man died in a motel suite in Catanduva, in Brazil's São Paulo state, and police are investigating.
He was there with his girlfriend and a 47-year-old man identified as a pastor.
The three arrived in the late afternoon and consumed alcohol and drugs in the suite.
After an argument, the woman waited in a car, then returned when she heard glass break and found her boyfriend on the floor.
The pastor tried to revive him, but later drove through the motel gate and fled after staff stopped him from leaving while the room was occupied.
Emergency workers tried to revive the man and confirmed his death at the scene.
Police recorded the case as a suspected death and are investigating; the man's body was sent to a forensic medical institute.
Police are investigating the death of a 33-year-old man in a motel suite in Catanduva, São Paulo.
The man was identified in the police report as Fabrício Augusto das Neves.
He was at the motel with his girlfriend and a pastor, and the group consumed alcohol and drugs, according to the reports.
After an argument, the woman left the suite and later returned to find the man on the floor.
The pastor fled in a car after motel staff stopped him from leaving while the suite was still occupied.
The reports give different dates for the incident: October 11 in Rádio Itatiaia and October 12 in Diário do Centro do Mundo.
- Who
- Fabrício Augusto das Neves, 33, died. He was with his girlfriend and a 47-year-old man identified as a pastor.
- What
- Police are investigating the man’s death as suspicious.
- When
- The reports place it on a Sunday, but disagree on the date: October 11 or October 12.
- Where
- A motel in Catanduva, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
- Why
- The cause of death is not stated. Police registered the case as a suspicious death, among other offenses.
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The man, his girlfriend and the pastor arrived at the motel and consumed alcohol and drugs, according to the reports.
The woman left the suite and waited in the car.
The woman returned after hearing glass break and found the man on the floor; the pastor was trying to revive him.
Motel staff stopped the pastor from leaving while the suite was occupied, and he drove through the gate to flee.
Samu personnel attempted resuscitation and confirmed the man’s death.
- Victim
- Fabrício Augusto das Neves, 33
- Location
- Catanduva, São Paulo
- People accompanying victim
- Girlfriend, 26, and pastor, 47
- Arrival time
- About 17:50
- Motel bill
- R$298
- Police record
- Suspicious death, damage, procedural fraud, other fraud, and possession of drugs for personal use