Brazilian Man Wanted For Murder Of Father, Mother, Wife, Sister, 3 Children

Brasilia:

Police in Brazil are searching for a man suspected of killing his wife, three young children, his mother and sister on Wednesday.

According to the police, the youth is in collusion with his father.

“Investigations are being conducted to verify whether the father and grandfather of these children are still alive, and whether they were co-authors of this heinous crime,” Ricardo Viana, investigator for the capital district of Brasilia, said in a statement.

Initial reports said a 39-year-old woman and her three children – a boy and twin boys aged seven and six – were reported missing along with her husband, parents-in-law and sister-in-law.

Two cars belonging to the family were later found in the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais, containing the charred remains of six people, including three children.

Civil police said Wednesday afternoon investigators reported the discovery of a seventh body in a house in the Planaltina area of ​​the Federal District, where some of the victims were believed to have been held captive.

Police said on Tuesday they had arrested three men suspected of involvement in the crime, whose ultimate goal was to “steal valuables from the victims”.

The men, who reportedly received a payment of 100,000 reais (about $19,000), told investigators that the children’s father and grandfather actively participated in the crime and fled.

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