The body of a young man who had been missing since the beginning of April, in the municipality of Tangará da Serra (239 km north of Cuiabá), was located by the Civil Police on Tuesday afternoon (23). Luiz Fernando Gonçalves Ferreira, aged 22, was murdered and buried in a pasture area close to the place known as “mata burros”, in the Jardim dos Ipês neighborhood.
The investigations by the Homicide Division, of the 1st Police Station of Tangará da Serra, with support from the Intelligence Unit (NI), of the Regional Police Station, also resulted in the identification of the perpetrators of the crime, one being over 19 years old and one under 17 years old. . The investigations began after the victim disappeared on April 4th.
As determined by the Civil Police, Luiz Fernando Gonçalves Ferreira was killed with blows from a hoe and his body was buried in a forested area. The perpetrators of the homicide and concealment of the corpse were questioned about the facts and confessed to the crime and the infraction, respectively, as well as indicating the exact place where they had buried the victim.
The 19-year-old suspect has been detained at the Tangará da Serra Provisional Detention Center since April 11th. The 17-year-old teenager was located by the civil police and during his statement admitted to participating in the infraction.
Given the information provided by those involved, assistance was requested from the Military Fire Department to excavate and remove the victim’s body. The search work also included the presence of Official Forensics and Technical Identification.
When it was removed from the ground, it was found that the corpse had the same tattoos as the victim, confirming that it was Luiz Fernando. Once the body has been located and the perpetrators have been identified, the investigation will be concluded by the Civil Police and forwarded to the Judiciary and Public Prosecutor’s Office, with indictment of those investigated.
