A body found dismembered in trunk, seven people detained in PR
Stop occurred on PR-280, in Marmeleiro; six adults were arrested and one teenager was detained
A military police approach on PR-280 in Marmeleiro, southwest of Paraná, ended with the discovery of a body quartered in the trunk of a car on Tuesday afternoon. In all, six adults were arrested and one teenager was seized.
According to the PM, the police intercepted the vehicle after receiving information from the Civil Police about a report of murder that occurred during the early hours of the morning. In the trunk, the remains were distributed in a blanket, a suitcase and a bag.
Four people were in the car, including a woman and a teenager. According to the police report, during the approach, the suspects tried to get rid of a gun, throwing the object. The weaponry was seized.
The officers then went to the residence from which the car was supposed to have left. Three other people were arrested in the building. At the site, the teams reported having found blood-like traces and signs of recent cleansing.
The victim still had no official ID.
According to the Civil Police, the victim is suspected of being a 25-year-old man from Rio Grande do Sul. The identity, however, had not yet been officially confirmed in the information disclosed. The detainees are between 17 and 22 years old and, according to the PM, they would be from the Marmeleiro region. The names have not been reported.
The investigation investigates suspicions of qualified homicide, concealment of corpses, procedural fraud and possible corruption of minors. The motivation and participation of each investigator is still being clarified.
