Otávio Jordão da Silva Cantanhede was a 20-year-old Brazilian amateur football referee[1][2] who was lynched, beheaded and quartered by football spectators after he stabbed a player to death in a match he officiated on 30 June 2013.[3][4]
| Murder of Otávio Jordão da Silva | |
|---|---|
 Otávio Jordão da Silva Cantanhede | |
| Location | Pio XII, Maranhão, Brazil |
| Date | 30 June 2013 |
Attack type | Lynching, beheading, stabbing, stoning |
| Weapons | Various melee weapons, stones |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Victims | Otávio Jordão da Silva, Josemir dos Santos Abreu |
| Accused |
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Incident
editOn 30 June 2013, da Silva was refereeing an amateur football match in Pio XII, Maranhão.[5][6] He sent off player Josemir dos Santos Abreu, 31, who refused to leave the field and began a fight with the referee. Abreu threw a punch, which prompted da Silva to draw a knife from his pocket and repeatedly stab Abreu. Abreu died on the way to the hospital.[3][7] When fans watching the game, including Abreu's friends and family, found out about his death,[8] they invaded the pitch[9] and stoned da Silva, before decapitating him, quartering him,[10] and putting his head on a stake in the pitch.[3][11][12][13][14] Police chief Valter Costa was quoted as saying "one crime will never justify another".[3]
Arrests
editOne suspect was arrested.[4] However, police were searching for two more people,[7] including Abreu's brother.[15]
Video
editA graphic video surfaced online shortly following the incident that shows medical personnel reassembling Otávio's body.[16][17]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Fans decapitate soccer referee after he stabs, kills player:police". NY Daily News. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Brazil referee decapitated after stabbing player". BBC News. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Brazilian Referee Beheaded by Fans for Killing Player". International Business Times. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Brazilian mob decapitates soccer referee after he stabs player". NewsWires. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Brazilian football referee stoned to death, body hacked by fans: report". NDTV. 7 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Referee beheaded after killing player". ESPN. 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ Haine, Will. "Player & referee murdered after match in Brazil". Give me Sport. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Soccer referee decapitated after stabbing player to death in Brazil". USA Today. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Fans kill and quarter soccer referee in Brazil". Boston Herald. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Brazilian Soccer Fans Decapitate Ref After He Stabs, Kills Player". Deadspin. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Brazilian soccer ref beheaded by fans after fatally stabbing player". MSN Now. 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Decapitated Referee Otavio da Silva Quartered For Killing Josenir Abreu". LaLate News. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Fans kill and quarter football referee in Brazil". WTSP. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Barbarie: un árbitro mató a un jugador y fue asesinado por los hinchas". Toda Pasion. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ Price, Greg (7 July 2013). "Soccer Referee Beheaded During Amateur Match In Brazil". International Business Times.
- ^ Broderick, Ryan (7 July 2013). "Extremely Graphic Video Surfaces Of Beheaded Brazilian Soccer Referee". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 29 June 2021.