4-year-old girl is found buried in the laundry room and couple is arrested for murder in Guarulhos

A man and his companion were arrested red handed last Thursday night in Guarulhos, in the metropolitan region of São Paulo. Polícia Militar located the body of his daughter, just 4 years old, buried under the floor of the laundry room of the residence where the couple lived.

The victim was identified as Emanuelly Souza Silva. Investigações Preliminaries indicate that the death would have occurred on September 15, but the crime was only discovered more than two months later, during which the suspects maintained their routine in the house with the child’s body hidden there.

The macabre discovery began when the girl’s biological mother, who had not had custody of her daughter for around two years, called Conselho Tutelar after being unable to contact or provide information about the child. The agency’s action was essential for the police to reach the address and solve the case.

How the crime was discovered

The mobilization began on Thursday afternoon, when the mother contacted Conselho Tutelar to report the lack of news about her daughter. In response, a counselor went to the couple’s residence, located in the Parque Jandaia neighborhood, to investigate the situation.

At the scene, the child’s stepmother met the counselor and tried to disqualify the complaint, stating that the biological mother was a jealous person and that any matter should be dealt with directly with the girl’s father.

Given the evasive response, the authorities were called. Já at night, Polícia Militar returned to the property and questioned her father, who presented several contradictory versions about Emanuelly’s whereabouts.

Pressured by the inconsistencies in his report, the man ended up confessing that his daughter had died in mid-September and that the body was buried in the house itself, indicating the exact spot in the laundry area.

Confession and contradictory versions of the couple

After the initial confession, the girl’s father gave his version of events to authorities. Ele claimed that he had gone out to work and, upon returning, found his daughter already lifeless on the living room sofa. Afirmou although his stepmother, his companion, would have prevented him from triggering the Serviço of Atendimento Móvel of Urgência (Samu) and convinced him to hide the body to avoid problems with the law. The suspect said he was responsible for digging the hole in the laundry room, but accused his partner of having dismembered the child before burying him, information that is being rigorously investigated by technical expertise.

The stepmother, in turn, vehemently denied having participated in any act of aggression or dismemberment against her stepdaughter. When questioned by police officers about the possibility of repeated abuse of the child, she refused to provide further details. Sua’s response to the investigators was direct, stating that she would not talk about the matter because she already knew that she would be arrested anyway. The divergence in testimonies is one of the focuses of the investigation to determine the degree of participation and responsibility of each person in the death and concealment of Emanuelly’s body.

Analysis of the crime scene and forensic work

The residence where the body was found is located on a quiet street in Parque Jandaia. Vizinhos informed the police that they had not noticed any suspicious movements or strange behavior on the part of the couple in recent months, which contributed to the crime remaining hidden for so long. The laundry room, located at the back of the property, had a newly made cement floor, which was broken by the agents after the father’s specific instructions. Equipes of Instituto of Criminalística (IC) and of Instituto Médico Legal (IML) were called to the location. Experts exhumed the body, which was found wrapped in a blanket and in an advanced state of decomposition, making it difficult to identify external injuries at first. [[_0] Material collected at the crime scene, including soil and floor samples, will be analyzed to look for evidence that will help clarify the exact dynamics of death and concealment.

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History of violence and legal status of suspects

The investigation revealed that Emanuelly’s father already had a criminal record. Contra he has at least four previous police reports, one of which was for mistreatment of another son.

The other records involve crimes within the scope of Lei Maria and Penha, including bodily harm, threats and insults, with the biological mother of the deceased girl as the victim.

The couple had their arrest converted into preventative arrest by Justiça in the early hours of Friday, after a custody hearing. Ambos were sent to units of the penitentiary system.

Monitoring of the case by the guardianship council

Conselho Tutelar of Guarulhos continues to closely monitor the case, providing the necessary support to the family. The biological mother, upon being informed about her daughter’s death, went into a state of shock and is receiving psychological support.

The agency is also checking the situation of the couple’s other children, to ensure that they are safe and receive the necessary protection as established by Estatuto of Criança and Adolescente (ECA).

Normal routine hid the child’s body

The fact that the couple lived for more than 60 days with the child’s body buried just a few meters from where they carried out their daily activities shocked investigators and the local community, highlighting the coldness of those involved.

Next steps in the police investigation

The case was registered on the 4th Distrito Policial of The city’s Delegacia of Homicídios assumed the continuity of the investigations.

In the coming days, Polícia Civil must hear new witnesses, including family members and neighbors, and await the IML’s expert reports, which will be crucial in determining the exact cause of Emanuelly’s death.