The Rio de Janeiro Civil Police indicated three people for the death of Maria Luísa Oldembergasa 7 -year -old child who died in a condominium located in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, in the west of the capital. The accident occurred in March this year.
The indicted are Allan Dias Botelho da Silva and Pedro Fernandes da Silva, employees of the condominium maintenance sector, and Rosangela Menezes dos Santos, who was the condominium liquidator in 2020. They will respond for manslaughter.
According to a report, during the period when the condominium was without liquidator, Rosangela Menezes was the one who ordered the works, renovations and repairs to the maintenance team.
The investigations revealed that the pillar was part of the structure of the condominium rest area. The maintenance of the space, which included the exchange of pillar woods, was performed by the condominium maintenance team in December 2024.
The inquiry also pointed out that the construction of the pillar that toppled may have been made inappropriately, without the observance of technical standards and by employees without the necessary qualification.
The report indicates a possible neglect by Rosangela Menezes by not hiring a company or professional qualified for the execution of the work, even in the face of the need for qualified labor.
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On March 4 of this year, Maria Luísa Oldambergas, seven, died after being hit by a pillar in a condominium, located in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, no. The accident occurred around 6:30 pm, when Maria played on a balance in the playground area, known as “Zen Space”.
Security cameras recorded the moment when two girls pushed the balance where Mary and three other children were. Suddenly one of the pilasters that supported the balance yielded and fell on the child. The Fire Department confirmed that the victim died at the scene.
After the child’s death, the Rio de Janeiro Regional Engineering and Agronomy Council (Crea-RJ) conducted a condominium survey to evaluate the conditions of the balance and pillar structure. The case was registered in the 42nd DP (Recreio dos Bandeirantes).
Crea-RJ announced that it would open an infraction notice against the condominium, after a report indicated that the reform of the “relax space”, where the pillar fell, a failed failure.
The condominium liquidator, Luciano Bonfim de Azevedo, reported in testimony that the Pillar had been renovated and covered with wood in December 2024.
*Under supervision by Carolina Figueiredo
