A family tragedy was noted on Friday (7) in the city of Balneario Arroyo do Silva in the south of the state. A 16-year-old boy is the prime suspect in the murder of his 43-year-old mother, according to a Military Police report.

At around 3:00 pm, on Rua Manoel Goncalves Marques Teixeira, in the Centro district, the military police were called to investigate a gunshot incident. At the scene, a 19-year-old girl, the victim’s daughter and the author’s sister, described what she had seen and heard.

The military police found a simulacrum and homemade weapons – Photo: PMPR/Disclosure/ND

The young woman said she was at home when she heard the shot. She went to see what happened and witnessed her 16-year-old brother run out of the house. It was then that she found her mother wounded.

The witness testified that his mother and brother, who is a suspect in the crime, had disagreements. At the residence, the military police found homemade weapons and a simulacrum.

The victim was taken to the regional hospital with a neck wound, shortly after which his death was confirmed. The author has not yet been found. None of those involved have a criminal record.