The parents of a six-month-old baby have been charged with her murder after allegedly confessing to dismembering the child before throwing the severed parts into a well.
Tiago Lacerda, 23, and Raquel Dias, 25, appeared in court in Tabaporã, central west Brazil, after going on the run.
Lacreda, who was not the biological father, claimed the little girl died by accident after being given some medicine for a cold, police reports state.
He claims to have hidden the body because he didn’t immediately know what to do.
The mother told detectives that she was not at the property when her daughter died.
When she arrived at the home the child had already been cut-up and thrown into the well, located several miles away.
According to police the step-dad contradicted her version of events, claiming that they both decided to carve up and conceal the little girl’s body.
Detectives revealed the parents were already under investigation for child abuse with the first assault allegedly occurring when the baby was 28-days-old.
Photographic records taken by doctors show some of the injuries suffered by the baby at the time.
They appear to show deep cuts on one foot and signs of burns on the other.
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.. wondering what sent the cops out to do a wellness check for!?
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