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Woman kills neighbor by ramming car into his house after argument in Brazil
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Woman kills neighbor by ramming car into his house after argument in Brazil

From La Naciรณn · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A 29-year-old woman in Porto Velho, Brazil, is in custody after allegedly killing a 68-year-old neighbor by ramming her car into his house.
  • The incident followed a street argument between the woman and the victim, identified as Odair Brustolin.
  • Security footage captured the woman throwing bottles at the house before driving her car into the entrance, causing fatal injuries to Brustolin.

The city of Porto Velho, the capital of Brazil's Rondonia state, is in shock following a fatal incident where a 29-year-old woman allegedly killed her 68-year-old neighbor by driving her car into his home after a dispute.

The accused, identified as medical student Vitรณria Caroline Marangoni Schnider, reportedly argued with her neighbor, Odair Brustolin, and other residents on the street. Following the altercation, she allegedly drove her car into Brustolin's house, causing severe injuries that later proved fatal.

Security camera footage shows the woman first throwing bottles at the victim's house before getting into her car. She then intentionally rammed the vehicle into the home's entrance. Brustolin was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries.

After the attack, the woman fled to a friend's house, where police apprehended her following a search operation. According to local media, the owner of the house where she sought refuge reported that she claimed her car was damaged during a neighborhood "fight." The victim's family lawyer stated that the woman did not know Brustolin, describing the attack as "completely useless" and without any prior interaction or apparent motive.

It was completely useless. They didn't know each other, there was no prior conversation. It made absolutely no sense.

โ€” Wilibrando AlbuquerqueThe lawyer representing the victim's family commented on the apparent lack of motive for the attack.
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Originally published by La Naciรณn in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.