Friend of teenager found dead in woods in PR is arrested and confesses to crime, says police chief The family of Iasmyn Eckhardt da Silva, 14, contested the version presented by the suspect of killing the teenager in Foz do Iguaçu, in Western Paraná. The 18-year-old was arrested and confessed to the police that he killed Iasmyn because he believed she was setting a trap for him.
The family contests the justification. Elizani Rotela, Iasmyn's aunt, states that her niece had no involvement with criminal activities and that she maintained a relationship of trust with the suspect, who frequented the family's home. “She considered him her friend. He frequented her house, they were friends. This story that Iasmyn was setting a trap for him is a lie. He just used the friendship to do what he always wanted, which would not have had any consent from Iasmyn, because she had no interest in him”, said the aunt. ✅ Follow g1 Foz do Iguaçu on WhatsApp The suspect was arrested on Wednesday (17). According to the Civil Police, he confessed to the assassination and said he acted alone.
His name was not released. g1 is trying to locate the defense. Iasmyn was found dead with head injuries Personal archive According to police chief Marcelo Pereira Dias, the young man said he had been threatened by another man, also known to the teenager, and that, because of this, he began to distrust her. In testimony, he stated that he killed Iasmyn believing she was participating in a trap against him. He stated that he took Iasmyn to a wooded area under the pretext of picking up a portion of drugs and killed her with a brick. According to the family, on the night of the crime, Iasmyn received a message from the suspect asking for help to recover a motorcycle that had allegedly had problems. Shortly after, she left home to meet him and never returned. The Civil Police reported that security camera images show the teenager arriving at the crime scene accompanied by the suspect. The man was also recognized by family members as a close friend of the victim. Read also: House arrest: businessman convicted of committing a R$ 20 million scam against farmers goes to house arrest Cousins missing for over a month: police search in new city Hit by a branch in Curitiba: 22-year-old woman suffers serious injuries Victim's belongings were found in the suspect's house During the searches, investigators found a cell phone and a pair of flip-flops belonging to the teenager in the suspect's house.
The clothes he was wearing on the day of the crime were also seized. According to the police, the pieces had bloodstains and were sent for forensics. The suspect confessed in testimony that he killed Iasmyn with a brick. “It was demonstrated that he effectively assaulted the victim with a brick. One of them was found at the scene with traces of blood. He hit the victim at least four times in the nape and head region, causing death still at the scene”, stated the police chief. The suspect denied having committed sexual violence against the teenager and said he left the scene alone.
The police, however, are still investigating this version and are looking for new security camera images to reconstruct the victim's last steps. "According to him, he left the victim at the scene of the facts dressed. He says he did not promote any type of act against the victim's sexual dignity and that there was a possibility of other people having frequented the place after his departure", explained the police chief. The suspect will answer for the crimes of homicide and theft and remains imprisoned in the public jail of Foz do Iguaçu.
The Civil Police reported that the inquiry should be concluded in the coming days. In addition, the police chief informed that the police will try to gather new security camera images to retrace the itinerary traveled by the suspect and the victim before the crime. He also seeks to try to confirm if there was really no involvement of other people in the crime. How the crime happened Iasmyn was found dead on Sunday (14) in a wooded area in the Portal da Foz neighborhood. She had serious injuries to her head and face.
Iasmyn was a student and would have turned 15 on July 9. According to the police chief, witnesses reported hearing an argument in the region where the body was found. “There is information that the victim screamed for help and, subsequently, two vehicles left the scene.”, stated the police chief. According to the Civil Police, the teenager had serious injuries to her head and face. “The victim had lesions on her face and head. Near the body, a piece of concrete with signs of blood was found, which indicates that she may have been hit by this object”, said Marcelo Pereira Dias. According to the Scientific Police, the cause of death was craniocerebral injury caused by blunt force. VIDEOS: Most watched from g1 Paraná Read more news in g1 Oeste and Sudoeste.
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