A man was arrested and admitted to killing a 46-year-old woman and her daughters, aged 19, 13 and 10. The massacre took place in the town of Sorriso, in the Florais da Mata region, 420 km from Cuiaba, the capital of the state of Mato Grosso. Four victims were found with their throats slit and showing signs of sexual assault, three of them naked, police said.

The man, whose identity and age were not disclosed, worked at a construction site near the woman’s home and was repeatedly subjected to domestic violence. In his statement, he described in detail how the massacre took place. He said he attacked the four in the early hours of Saturday 25th. He also told police he stabbed the three victims and, while they were still in agony, sexually assaulted the mother and two daughters. The youngest, 10 years old, suffocated.

A man suspected of killing his mother and three daughters worked at a construction site near their home. – Photo: Reproduction TV Centro América/ND

According to police, the suspect entered the scene through a bathroom window. When questioned by agents, the suspect became nervous and confessed to committing the crime. According to him, the goal was to steal, but after a confrontation with the girls’ mother, they fought and the woman was attacked with a knife. After this, the eldest daughter left the room to help her mother and was also attacked. He then admitted to killing two other victims, both minors.

Describing the massacre in detail, he told police that he left the house through the same window he entered through. The blood stains on the floor of the house were traces of the slippers he was wearing when they approached him. Bloody clothes were also found at the construction site where he worked, as well as underwear belonging to one of the victims.

The suspect was arrested and had a warrant out for his arrest.

A suspect in the massacre was detained on Monday morning (27). Delegate Bruno França Ferreira said the case was being treated as feminicide. He also said the suspect has two outstanding arrest warrants for other crimes, including rape.

The Sorriso Civil Police Station continues to investigate the case to find out if there were more people involved in the murders.

The girls’ father and husband are truck drivers and are due in town today.

The girls’ father, who works as a truck driver, was traveling to Cascavel (PNR) and should return to Mato Grosso on Tuesday morning (28). According to local press reports, the girls’ mother owned a credit company.

Mother and daughters lived, worked and studied in Sorriso – MT – Photo: Reproduction Redes Sociais/ND

The eldest daughter, 19 years old, studied agronomy at the university. The two youngest, 13 and 10 years old, ran a YouTube channel where they talked about the love between sisters.