A man in Brazil has had his arrest converted to preventive custody following the death of his girlfriend, who he allegedly ran over, leading to ongoing investigations into the case.
On Saturday, a judge in Brazil converted the flagrant arrest of Paulo César Santos Vilela into preventive custody after he was suspected of causing the death of his girlfriend, Simone da Silva Matituzi, by running her over in a rural area. The incident occurred in Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade, approximately 562 km from Cuiabá, on the night of Thursday, October 12th. Witness testimonies have raised questions about the man's account of the events leading to the fatality.
