The Rio Civil Police indicted 13 people for the death of cyclist Cláudio Rafael Landeiro Moreira, 37 years old, beaten on Barata Ribeiro Street, in Copacabana, in the South Zone of Rio. The crime occurred on August 12 of this year. Cláudio Rafael was mistaken for a robber and ended up being beaten with clubs.
The delegate Angelo Lages, head of the 12th Police Station (Copacabana), responsible for the investigations, explained that five of the indicted face triple-qualified homicide charges, for the following circumstances: futile motive, use of cruel means, and resource that made the victim's defense difficult or impossible.
The five accused for the crime of homicide are: David dos Santos Machado, Jorge Luiz Ricardo Dias, Felipe Eduardo dos Santos Dias, Ailton José da Silva and Wellignton Luiz Santos de Souza. The other eight indicted were charged for other crimes related to the case.
