Africa-Press – Angola. Military Police officer Henrique Otávio Oliveira, suspected of the murder of jiu-jitsu champion Leandro Lo, turned himself in to the authorities after being arrested by the court.
The PM has been in prison since late last Sunday afternoon, accused of shooting the athlete, who was confirmed brain dead, according to his lawyer.
The Police have already defined that the investigated will go straight to a prison, while the 16th precinct investigates the case. Henrique Oliveira surrendered after the Justice decreed his temporary arrest, for a period of 30 days.
Understand The Case
World jiu-jitsu champion, Leandro Lo had a falling out with Henrique Oliveira at a Pixote group show in São Paulo. After Lo immobilized the PM after provocations, Oliveira allegedly broke free, pulled out a gun and pulled the trigger. Only the athlete’s friends noticed what happened, because of the loud sound at the show.
According to friends of the world champion, the shooter would still have kicked the fighter in the head twice after shooting. Leandro Lo was taken to the Municipal Hospital Dr. Arthur Ribeiro Saboya, but could not resist the injuries and ended up dying.
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