The stepfather admitted that he killed his two-year-old stepdaughter with nine punches in Rio de Janeiro. The man was arrested last Sunday (20) and stated that the motive for the crime was the “piracy” of the child.

Child killed by stepfather in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro – Photo: Personal file/Disclosure/ND

Anna Rebeca de Souza Braz was referred by the aggressor to a medical facility and showed signs of ill-treatment.

It happened on Saturday (19). According to the civilian police, agents of the 78th DP (Fonseca) received a complaint from the medical team that treated the victim. Her mother and stepfather took her to the hospital, and she would have been hospitalized already dead.

In his testimony, the man confessed to the crime and stated that he hit the child at least nine times with his hands. The reason, he says, is that the child will be “annoying.” Mother, biological father and nanny also testified. According to the nanny, the seizures were constant and the child avoided them.

The case is being investigated by the 78th DP. The defendants were issued a warrant for temporary arrest. The investigation continues to establish a possible omission on the part of the mother of the child.