Father convicted for mistakenly killing son during quarrel with neighbor on the day of the blackout
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Father convicted for mistakenly killing son during quarrel with neighbor on the day of the blackout

Correio da Manhã6 September 2026 at 08:23

A man was convicted for mistakenly killing his own son during a quarrel with a neighbor. The crime occurred on the day of the blackout, a context that marks the family tragedy. The father left home carrying two kitchen knives, according to the prosecution, which states that he acted "to defend his son and with homicidal intentions." The fatal victim was the convict's son, struck instead of the neighbor with whom the father had the conflict.

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