Mata da Praia: widow testifies and defense asks for lawyer’s release

Almost a week after the shooting in Mata da Praia, which ended with the death of retiree Manoel de Oliveira Pepino last Saturday (20), the victim’s widow, Marília Pepino, gave a new statement to the police this Thursday (25), in Vitória.

According to the lawyer hired by the retiree’s family, Victor Magno, she confirmed what he had previously said about the dynamics of the crime.

“She told us what we already have an idea of ​​what happened. That the author had the opportunity to leave and didn’t. That the author had an extra charger. That she offended and cursed Mr. Manuel. She just gave more details of the facts to the delegate”, he revealed.

One day after the retiree’s murder, Marília revealed, in a press conference, that she was accompanied by her husband and the family dog ​​when the lawyer approached her making threats. The fight between the two would have been motivated by the animal being loose and without a muzzle.

Magno has already declared that he disputes the thesis of self-defense alleged by the accused of the crime. He says that, before the shooting, the victim had already been threatened by the lawyer, and he even ignored the widow’s request for him to leave. “He said: I’m going to stay and let’s see who will die first, who will have their mouth full of ants. This is not the attitude of someone who was surprised.”

The defense of lawyer Luis Hormindo França da Costa, accused of the murder, informed that he filed a request for freedom this Thursday and also for further steps to be taken to gather more data for the investigation of the crime.

Investigators from the Civil Police of Espírito Santo (PCES) were, last Tuesday (23), at the place where the lawyer killed with a shot to the head. The case remains under investigation and other details of the investigation are not being disclosed.