Police arrest suspect in rural property owner's death in Imbituva

The investigator for the murder in Imbituva that resulted in the death of the rural owner Marcelo Stadler, 53, was arrested preventively by the Civil Police of Paraná (PCPR) on Friday night (16), in the municipality of Campos Gerais. The crime took place in the rural area of the city between October 11 and 12.

According to the Imbituva Civil Police Station, the 30-year-old had already been arrested in flagrante on the day the victim’s body was found. After going through a custody hearing, however, he received judicial authorization to respond to the process on release.

With the advance of the investigations and the analysis of information obtained by the Scientific Police, the Civil Police represented the preventive detention. The request was subsequently accepted by the Criminal Court of the District of Imbituva.

Rural landlord found dead on plantation

The murder occurred in the town of Campina, in the rural area of Imbituva. Marcelo Stadler was found dead on a plantation, with injuries from gunfire.

According to the information raised by the investigation, the rural owner would have gone to the place with the intention of surprising the person responsible for the theft of electrical wires that had previously occurred in barracks of his property.

On the morning the body was found, civilian police searched the area and followed traces identified at the crime scene.

During the diligence, the suspect was located hidden in an area of vegetation. He had an injury caused by a gunshot to the knee.

According to the Civil Police, the man was carrying a .357 caliber revolver with the number scratched. The gun was seized and the investigator was arrested in flagrante. Because of the injury, he was referred under police escort for medical attention.

Investigation continued after release

Even after the defendant was granted the right to respond to the free trial during a custody hearing, PCPR reported that it continued to gather elements on the case.

The expertise carried out on site by the Scientific Police and the necropsy reports assisted the investigators in reconstructing the dynamics of the shootings and in determining the circumstances of the death.

Based on the new elements gathered during the investigation of the murder in Imbituva, the police authority requested the pre-trial detention of the investigated.

The measure was deferred by the Criminal Court of the District of Imbituva.

Suspect is sent to prison

The warrant for pre-trial detention was executed by the Civil Police early on Friday night (16).

After the arrest, the man was referred to the prison system, where he remains at the disposal of the justice system while the investigations and the process related to the case continue.

The investigation remains under the responsibility of the Civil Police. The investigated person is treated as a suspect and his eventual criminal responsibility must be defined by the judiciary.

 

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