Five men raped an 11-year-old indigenous girl and threw her off a cliff

The incident took place in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The victim’s body was found among rocks in a rural area and the murderers confirmed the incident.

The body of Raissa da Silva Cabreira, nail An 11-year-old indigenous girl from the Guaraní Kaiowá ethnic group was found on Monday among the rocks of a former quarry in a rural area of ​​Dourados, municipality of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, and the details of the crime shocked Brazilians: the little girl was thrown off a cliff after being raped by three teenagers and two adults, including one of her uncles.

In their testimony, the defendants said that they first forced the girl to drink an alcoholic drink, beat her and took her to a quarry near the village of Bororo, where she lived with her relatives. Police said the four had agreed to take her to the cliff and rape her.

The minor’s uncle said he arrived at the scene of the crime when the minor was already suffering the abuse, for which he passed out, and also participated in the rape.

“The uncle, who went out looking for her, found her upon hearing the screams and, instead of interrupting the rape, decided to participate in the abuse,” said Erasmo Cubas, commissioner of the civilian police and in charge of the investigation.

The uncle, identified as Elinho Arévalo, 34, confessed that He had raped his niece on several occasions since the age of 6. According to the ND + site, the man even went to the police station to ask how the investigation was going to stop the criminals.

Shock in Brazil: Five men raped 11-year-old indigenous girl and threw her off a cliff

The confessed murderers added that after the gang rape, they threw the girl off the top of the cliff, which is around 20 meters high., because he regained consciousness and began to scream desperately and threatened to report everything that had happened to the village chiefs.

“We found the body after the village chiefs informed us of its disappearance. They pointed out to us the teenagers who were initially with the girl in the village and who forced her to drink alcoholic drinks and, through them, we were able to identify everyone involved “Cubas said.

According to the commissioner, the five detainees will be formally charged with the crimes of double homicide for femicide and for attempting to cover up another crime, as well as rape of a minor.

Shock in Brazil: Five men raped 11-year-old indigenous girl and threw her off a cliff

The Guarani and Kaiowá constitute the second largest indigenous people in Brazil, with around 50,000 people, who are concentrated in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, and are one of the ethnic groups most affected by the loss of their territories of origin.

Indigenous leader Sonia Guajajara deplored femicide on her social networks and demanded justice. “Stop killing the bodies and the future of our girls and our young people,” asked the activist, who recalled the crime of another young indigenous woman the previous week, Daiane Girá Sales, found dead in a plantation with signs of having suffered a sexual attack.

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