A 16-year-old boy suspected of killing his own mother in Balneario Arroyo do Silva, south of Santa Catarina, denied being the gunman and presented his version of the facts. He is accused by his 19-year-old sister, who was present at the time of the incident.

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The crime took place in the family home last Friday (7). According to delegate Bruno Sinibaldi, who is in charge of the case, the teen told authorities he came home with a homemade firearm. Then place the item under the refrigerator.

“He said that at some point the gun slipped and on impact with the ground the shot hit the neck of the mother, who was next to the device,” says the delegate. The 43-year-old woman was rescued, but she died at the regional hospital.

According to Sinibaldi, after testifying, the teenager was informed that the court order for temporary detention had been carried out. Currently, he waits at the police station for up to five days, while the vacancies in the “Kasep” (Center for Social and Pedagogical Services) are preliminarily collected.

“The investigation will be completed in the coming days, as some steps and expert opinions are missing to establish what actually happened when the mother was hit,” the delegate explained.

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

Around 3:00 p.m., the Prime Minister was called to participate in a gun shooting 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 young woman said she was at home when she heard the shot. She went to see what happened and witnessed her brother, a 16-year-old teenager, 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. None of those involved have a criminal record.