The Vitória Gabrielly Case refers to the murder of Vitória Gabrielly Guimarães Vaz, who disappeared in 2018, when she was 12 years old, after leaving home to go rollerblading in Araçariguama, São Paulo, Brazil.
| Vitória Gabrielly Case | |
|---|---|
| Location | Araçariguama, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Date | June 8, 2018 |
Attack type | intentional homicide |
| Weapons | traumatic mechanical asphyxia by strangulation[1] |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Victims | Vitória Gabrielly Guimarães Vaz[2] |
| Accused | Bruno Oliveira,[3]
Mayara Abrantes,[3] Julio Cesar Lima Ergesse,[4] |
The body was found in a thicket eight days later.[5] Vitória Gabrielly was killed by traumatic mechanical asphyxiation by strangulation. The girl had 'defense injuries and restraint marks'; report speaks of 'cruel death'.[6] Victoria was mistakenly killed in drug debt collection.[7]
Victim and murder
editVitória Gabrielly was a 12-year-old girl who lived in Araçariguama, in the interior of São Paulo.[8] On June 8, 2018, the girl left the house to go rollerblading when she disappeared.[9] A camera caught the girl rollerblading.[10] The girl's body was found 8 days after her disappearance.[11] Victoria was killed by traumatic mechanical asphyxiation from strangulation . The girl had 'defense injuries and restraint marks'; report speaks of 'cruel death'.[6]
Sentenced letter to victim's father
editThe involved Júlio César Lima Ergesse, sentenced to 34 years in prison[12] for the death of Vitória Gabrielly, sent a letter to Luís Alberto Vas (the victim's father) contesting the course that the case took, claiming that he was condemned for what the other two defendants did, the girl's father handed the letter to delegate Bruna Racca Madureira (responsible for investigating the death), the defense lawyer Glauber Bez, said that he would not make any statement in this letter because the facts contained in it do not make sense, in addition to another statement by Bruna that says that the inquiry was closed and all the facts established at the time, the girl's father said that he felt "used" by the coldness of the letter and that Ergesse made no mention of his daughter's death to him and that he only wrote what was of interest to him.[13]
Tributes
editOn March 8, 2022 (International Women's Day), the Araçariguama police station created a room that bears the name of Vitória as a space intended for the care and reception of women, children and elderly victims of domestic violence.[14] In addition, two teams from Araçariguama played a game using a banner with Vitória's face drawn and the words: "The princess of the pink skates", also in Araçariguama, in the last place that the girl was seen, were three paintings were fixed in memory of the girl, by artist Jack Ray Domingues (born in London and resident in São Roque ).[15]
References
edit- ^ "Caso Vitória: Laudo do IML confirma que menina tentou se defender antes de 'morte violenta'". G1. June 26, 2018.
- ^ "Vitória Gabrielly Guimarães Vaz – Tudo Sobre". Estadão.
- ^ a b "Casal é condenado a 36 anos de prisão pela morte de Vitória Gabrielly: 'Castigo para a família é perpétuo', diz juiz". G1. November 9, 2021.
- ^ "Caso Vitória Gabrielly: condenado contesta investigação em carta ao pai da menina". ISTOÉ Independente. June 26, 2020.
- ^ "Caso Vitória Gabrielly: casal é condenado a 36 anos de prisão". www.band.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ a b "Caso Vitória: Laudo do IML confirma que menina tentou se defender antes de 'morte violenta'". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "'Só a menina e Deus sabem quem realmente matou', diz mãe de réu pela morte de Vitória Gabrielly antes de júri". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Julgamento do caso Vitória Gabrielly tem Bruno negando e Mayara em silêncio". www.saoroquenoticias.com.br. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Casal é condenado a 36 anos de prisão pela morte de Vitória Gabrielly: 'Castigo para a família é perpétuo', diz juiz". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Câmera flagra menina que saiu de casa para andar de patins antes de sumir; vídeo". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Caso Vitória: Corpo de menina é encontrado ao lado de patins 8 dias após desaparecimento". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Acusado por homicídio de Vitória Gabrielly é condenado a 34 anos de prisão". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Caso Vitória Gabrielly: condenado contesta investigação em carta ao pai da menina". ISTOÉ Independente (in Brazilian Portuguese). June 26, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Delegacia de Araçariguama tem espaço em homenagem a Vitória Gabrielly, morta aos 12 anos". Metro World News Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Caso Vitória: seis meses após o crime, moradores fazem homenagens à adolescente". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 30, 2023.