17.03.2025 16:00
In Brazil, a police officer killed his wife by shooting her after punching her five times during an argument next to their vehicle. The incident was captured on security cameras. It is seen that 36-year-old officer Thiago de Lima fired at least two shots at his 33-year-old wife, Erika de Lima, and that the woman collapsed to the ground.
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A Brazilian police officer off duty was caught on security cameras after punching his wife in the face five times during an argument next to their vehicles and then shooting her dead.
According to international news sources, the shocking footage shows 36-year-old Brazilian police officer Thiago de Lima firing at least two shots at his 33-year-old wife Erika de Lima during the fatal incident that occurred on Sunday, and the woman collapsing to the ground.
According to CNN Brasil, the couple had been married for about six months before the fight that took place in their car on the day of the incident.
Other footage from the security camera clearly shows the woman initially trying to get the man out of the vehicle, then the man getting out of the vehicle voluntarily and attacking the woman, punching her repeatedly.
After the attack and shooting, Thiago immediately got into the car and began to drive away, but shortly returned and tried to get his injured wife back into the car as neighborhood residents came out of their homes.
According to G1, a leading news source in Brazil, he eventually took his wife to the hospital, but the woman could not be saved and died.
According to reports, Thiago is facing charges of "femicide." This charge is a special classification applied in Brazil for murders related to domestic and family violence, based on discrimination or contempt against women.
About a month before the fatal incident, it was learned that Erika had reported a threat of domestic violence to the police but later decided not to file a complaint against her husband.
According to G1, Erika claimed that after leaving a nightclub that night, Thiago had a fit of jealousy and pointed a gun at her when they arrived home. Thiago firmly denied pointing a gun at his wife or threatening her.
The deceased Erika left behind two daughters from a previous relationship.
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