Moment cuckold husband who ‘hacked love rival's penis off with machete before slicing him to death' is shackled by cops
The gory series of events unfolded in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo on Sunday.
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Nilton Vieira Junior was found in the backyard of his home with cuts to his neck, wrists, and legs, as well as severed genitals
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Police arrest suspect of killing and removing man's genitals in Americo de Campos
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Picture shows suspect's clothes seized by police
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The victim, Nilton Vieira Junior, 38, was found dead with his genitals in a pool of blood
next
to him.
His body was discovered at his home in Americo de Campos.
Suspect Adilson Ferreira da Silva, also 38, was arrested the
next
day.
Cops had discovered that da Silva's wife had been having an affair with the victim in the lead up to his death.
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Video footage shows the suspect being hauled into the police station in handcuffs and leg shackles.
He had allegedly gone to the victim's home and sliced him to pieces with a machete, according to local media reports.
Police reportedly found evidence of forced entry on the front door.
When the gory crime scene was discovered, the victim's body was in his backyard with cuts to his neck, throat, wrists, legs and groin.
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According to local media reports, both residents and professionals who worked at the crime scene were deeply shocked at what unfolded.
The suspect's wife was also admitted to hospital with injuries believed to be caused by her husband.
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He is understood to have found intimate messages from Junior on her phone.
She remains hospitalised at Santa Casa de Votuporanga, according to local media reports.
According to Brazilian
news
website G1, she was assaulted by her husband and received death threats.
The suspect's wife also told the cops that da Silva said he would kill Junior.
He is now expected to be charged with premeditated murder.
People familiar with the pair say the victim and suspect worked together at a butcher shop, Gazeta de Rio Preto has reported.
The victim's body was reportedly buried in the municipal cemetery on Monday morning.
The Department of Internal Affairs is continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shocking crime.
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