"I only recognized her by her hair", says great-aunt after identifying the body of a young woman killed in Pavuna
The body of Marcelle Julia Araújo da Silva, 18, was buried this Monday at the Irajá Cemetery; the young woman disappeared for three days before being found dead with signs of mutilation by dogs
The most painful scene in the life of Cláudia Luciana de Araujo, great-aunt of Marcelle Julia Araújo da Silva, 18, was also the last contact she had with the young woman. Upon arriving at the Forensic Medical Institute (IML) in downtown Rio, Cláudia was the only one in the family who had the strength to identify the body of the victim found dead on Saturday in Pavuna, in the city's North Zone. The main suspect in the crime is 35-year-old Chinese man Zhaohu Qiu, known as Xau, who was arrested yesterday in São Paulo and will be transferred to Rio to give a statement at the Capital Homicide Division (DHC) that is investigating the case. According to relatives, Zhaohu was a friend of Marcelle and close to the family
