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Overview
- Deivison Andrade de Lima, 23, died on January 26 after about a week in hospital following a January 18 lynching in Ponta Grossa.
- Police say he was attacked in retaliation after relatives of the homicide victim, Kelly Cristina Ferreira de Quadros, wrongly accused him.
- Authorities learned of the assault only on January 25 when Deivison’s family filed a report, according to the Civil Police.
- A 43-year-old man was detained on January 19, linked by CCTV, and confessed to killing Kelly during a drug-related dispute, saying he used a piece of wood and a rock and later pointed out bloody clothing and belongings seized for forensics.
- The homicide inquest for Kelly is concluded with the suspect indicted for qualified homicide and in custody, while police conduct diligences to identify those responsible for the lynching; Deivison’s mother says he told her three men abducted him before the attack.