Audio By Carbonatix
Police say enraged spectators invaded a football field, stoned the referee to death and quartered his body after he stabbed a player to death.
The Public Safety Department of the state of Maranhao says in a statement that it all started when referee Otavio da Silva expelled player Josenir Abreu from a game last weekend. The two got into a fist fight, then Silva took out a knife and stabbed Abreu, who died on his way to the hospital.
The statement issued this week says Abreu's friends and relatives immediately "rushed into the field, stoned the referee to death and quartered his body."
Local news media say the spectators also decapitated Silva and stuck his head on a stake in the middle of the field.
Police have arrested one suspect.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Student arraigned over alleged GH¢24,849 ATM card fraud in Accra
4 minutes -
“Gold in the ground is not dead wealth”, Ghana’s proven gold reserves estimated at US$146bn – CPS
4 minutes -
Accra doesn’t have a transport problem, it has a reliability problem
6 minutes -
Accra commuters endure long queues despite transport reforms
16 minutes -
“In the midst of abundant gold, we are a liquidity trap” — Prof. Alagidede
17 minutes -
Kennedy Agyapong emerges frontrunner in NPP flagbearer race in new study
21 minutes -
Creative Arts Agency plans highlife festival for 2026 – Gideon Aryeequaye
24 minutes -
Trump links Greenland dispute to not getting Nobel Peace Prize
39 minutes -
GRA to deploy AI to tackle import fraud from February 1
41 minutes -
Government renews curfew in Nkwanta South amid security concerns
47 minutes -
StarOil CEO takes swipe at rivals over fuel pricing as firm posts record daily sales
47 minutes -
South African team helps search for politician swept away by Mozambique floodwaters
48 minutes -
Thirteen schoolchildren killed after bus collides with lorry in South Africa
52 minutes -
Daily Insight for CEOs: The CEO’s role in strengthening execution discipline across the organization
56 minutes -
Ofori-Atta is happy ahead of January 20 immigration hearing – Lawyer says
57 minutes
