Monday, March 24, 2014

Innocent Brazilian Woman Shot in Police Crossfire But Police Drag Her Behind Car

Three Brazil police officers have been arrested after dragging 38-year-old Claudia Ferreira da Silva behind a squad car after she was shot during a shootout between police and suspects in Congonha, a shanty-town in Rio.
De Silva was an innocent bystander simply walking to work when she was shot.
According to the Wall Street Journal, “Ms. da Silva had been hit by a bullet during a shootout Sunday between police and bandits in Rio’s Congonha slum. The three officers who “participated in the rescue” of Ms. da Silva were arrested on charges of “disciplinary transgression” as soon as authorities found out what had happened, police said, noting that a separate investigation could bring additional charges.”
The three officers threw de Silva into the back of the vehicle, allegedly to take her to a nearby hospital.  En route, she fell out of the vehicle and was dragged approximately 1,000 feet.
After stopping at a red light, the officers realized they were dragging de Silva, so they hopped out and dumped her back in before speeding off.
She was pronounced dead at the hospital.
http://newsone.com/2995010/brazil-police-officers-arrested-after-dragging-an-injured-woman-behind-squad-car/?omcamp=EMC-CVNL

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