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A 73-year-old woman was brutally murdered on Saturday afternoon (12) by her own son, inside the family home, in the Jordão Baixo neighborhood, South Zone of Recife.
According to the Military Police, the victim was stabbed several times by the young man.
Information published on social media indicates that the young man was a drug user and had a history of violence.
According to a note released by the 19th Military Police Battalion, the force was called to respond to an attempted murder of the elderly woman.
At the time of the crime, a plainclothes police officer who was nearby witnessed the attack and acted immediately in self-defense of the victim.
The police officer intervened and managed to restrain the attacker with a gunshot to the leg, preventing the situation from worsening even further.
Even after being quickly taken to a hospital, the elderly woman did not survive her injuries and died.The perpetrator of the crime was also taken to the hospital, where he remains under police escort.
The Civil Police of Pernambuco, through the Homicide Task Force in the Capital, began investigations to clarify the circumstances of the crime.
The motive is still being investigated, but residents of the region reported that the victim was dedicated to caring for her son and had been facing difficulties with his behavior due to drug use.
The General Inspectorate of the Department of Social Defense (SDS) reported that it will open a Preliminary Investigation (PI) to investigate the conduct of the police officers involved in the action, in accordance with the standard protocol recommended by the Public Prosecutor's Office.
According to the SDS, the procedure does not assume guilt on the part of the officers and is conducted impartially.
The case shocked the local community, which mourns the tragedy and violence that so brutally cut short the elderly woman's life.
The investigations continue under the responsibility of the competent authorities.
