Brazil: they met via networks and subjected it to four hours of blows

The Rio de Janeiro police were alerted by neighbors who heard the screams and requests for help from the woman.

The images of the walls full of blood and the totally destroyed department clearly show the violence suffered by Elaine Caparroz. The 55-year-old woman was beaten for over four hours by Vinicio Batista Serra, 27, with whom she met for the first time after months of social media discussions.

The abuser was arrested in the same house where he had nearly killed the businesswoman after the neighbors had called the police alarmed by the screams she had heard.

According to local media, the victim's brother, Rogério Peres Caparroz, Elaine and Vinicio, met in a social network and talked for eight months. Her first meeting was held on Saturday, when she invited him to dine at her home in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro.

"They talked about social networks for eight months and had friends in common.That's why he felt comfortable for a meeting." He bought cheeses and wines to receive and She was single for a year, she thought it would be an opportunity to be with someone, "Rogério said.

But that night, the story took an unexpected turn for the businesswoman. Vinicio woke her up. The torture to which he subjected her lasted about four hours, according to the victim's brother. "She shouted," Stop, for the sake of God ", but he continued to hit her, biting her, making fun of her, insulting her."

Elaine's cries eventually attracted the attention of the neighbors. When they managed to get into the apartment, they found the woman almost dead. Vinícius tried to escape but was stopped in the goal. The police arrived right away.

The woman is hospitalized in critical condition and will have to undergo reconstructive surgery due to severe fractures, lung and kidney trauma.

"Every time I go and look at it, I do not recognize my sister, he disfigured her completely," said Rogério. "She's fractured all over her face: nose, eyeball, maxillary, teeth, lung contusion and kidney failure, her arms are full of bites," he says. added.

According to the O Globo newspaper, from judicial sources, the accused accused of the seriousness of the attacks must face charges of attempted femicide.

(TN)