An off-duty Brazilian military police officer was caught on camera fatally shooting his wife after punching her five times in the face during a fight outside their car.
Shocking video showed Brazilian soldier Thiago de Lima, 36, allegedly firing at least two shots at his wife Erika de Lima, 33, before she fell to the ground during Sunday’s deadly encounter, according to news reports foreigners.
The couple was married for about six months before the argument in their car over the weekend, CNN Brazil reported.
Other parts of the surveillance footage showed the woman struggling to get the man out of the vehicle before he got out on his own and lunged at her, striking her several times.
After the assault and shooting, Thiago jumped back into the car and began to drive away, but then returned and attempted to carry the victim back into the car as residents left their homes, the footage shows.
He ended up taking his wife to the hospital where she was pronounced dead, Brazilian outlet G1 reported.
Brazilian soldier Thiago de Lima and his wife Erika de Lima were married for about six months before the argument in their car over the weekend. G1 Sao Paulo / Social Other parts of the surveillance footage showed the woman struggling to get the man out of the vehicle before he got out on her own and lunged at her, hitting her several times. G1 Sao Paulo
She faces charges of femicide, homicide linked to domestic and family violence and/contempt or discrimination towards women, according to the media.
About a month before the shooting, Erika allegedly filed a police report for a domestic violence threat, but chose not to press charges against her husband.
The man shot his wife to death after punching her five times in the face during a fight outside their car. G1 Sao Paulo de Lima faces charges of feminicide, a homicide linked to domestic and family violence and/contempt or discrimination against women. G1 Sao Paulo
Erika claimed in that incident that Thiago lashed out at her because he was jealous after the two left a nightclub and pointed a gun at her head once they got home, G1 reported. Thiago reportedly denied pointing the gun at her or threatening her.
The victim leaves behind two daughters from a past relationship.
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