Who was the woman who died after being dragged 1 km and losing her legs

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After almost a month in hospital after being in , Tainara Souza Santos, aged 30, died on Wednesday night (24/12), at Hospital das Clínicas. The crime occurred at the end of November and the suspect was arrested.

Described by family and friends as a fun, smiling and “good person” woman, Tainara raised her two children alone, a 12-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl.

To the Metropoliseschildhood friend Letícia Dias said, shortly after the crime, that Tainara liked to go out and enjoy life with her friends and children, and that she was working in production for an e-commerce agency.

“She was doing her little thing, she was planning several things, but unfortunately this tragedy happened”, lamented the friend.

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Tainara Souza Santos was run over and dragged by her ex

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The crime occurred on Marginal Tietê, in the north of São Paulo, on November 29

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After the attempted feminicide, the victim had both legs amputated

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The boy driving the car was Douglas Alves da Silva, Tainara’s ex

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Douglas Alves da Silva arriving at the police station after custody hearing

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The information about the death was confirmed by family members on social media and by one of the victim’s lawyers, Fábio Costa. According to him, the cause of death was multiple organ failure and the wake will take place this Thursday (12/25).

The woman had both legs amputated after being dragged more than 1 km. The suspect, Douglas Alves da Silva, 26 years old, was arrested in a hotel in the east of São Paulo on November 30th.

Last Monday (22/12), Tainara had undergone a new amputation at thigh level to reconstruct part of her glutes.

“It is with great pain that I come to inform you that our little warrior, Tay, has left us. She rested, I thank you in advance for all the messages of prayer, affection and love that you had with me and for my daughter. She has just left this cruel world and is with God. It is a huge pain, but the suffering is over and now it is time to ask for justice”, wrote Tainara’s mother on social media.

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by Douglas Silva. In the images, it is possible to see that she was walking with another boy when she was hit by a black car.

To the Metropolises friend Letícia Dias explained that she lost one of her feet when she was dragged by the vehicle. “The doctor tried to recover the [pé] that it was torn apart, but it didn’t work. Unfortunately, both legs had to be removed”, she lamented. She explained that the amputations were carried out at different times on the victim’s legs.

Furthermore, Letícia reported that her friend had swelling in the brain, but that a tomography did not show any seriousness in the edema.

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Mechanical failure

During interrogation, the suspect stated that he was “completely sorry” and that he did not know Tainara Souza Santos.

Douglas said he had been in a bar since Friday night (28/11) and got involved in a fight to defend his friend Kauan after a disagreement with Tainara’s partner.

In the confusion, Douglas was allegedly hit in the face with a bottle and threatened with death. He stated that he left the place with his friend and, already in the car, he saw Tainara accompanied by the other boy. The man then allegedly made a maneuver and was leaving when “he ended up crashing the car into her”.

Douglas said he suspected the alleged mechanical problem when he noticed that “the car wasn’t going forward” after the crash, but denied noticing that the victim was under the vehicle.

He stated that people started to gesture, but he sped up and left the place towards Marginal Tietê. On the avenue, other drivers would have honked their horns and warned that a woman was below the vehicle. According to the man, he stopped at a gas station meters ahead — at which point Tainara freed himself from the car — but fled for fear of being attacked.

Douglas then told his family what happened and spoke to a lawyer, who advised him to leave the car away from the scene of the incident to be handed over to the authorities later. The man took the vehicle to an ex-father-in-law’s house without giving any reason.

So, Douglas booked a room in a distant hotel, where he was arrested the day after the crime. At the time of arrest, the man attacked a police officer and ended up shot in the arm.

Police deny version

• Douglas’s testimony, however, clashes with the information gathered by the police.
• According to investigations, the criminal knew Tainara, with whom had a casual relationship. He acted for .
• Kauan tried to discourage Douglas and insisted that the man stop the car while the woman was dragged which is Marginal.
• Augusto Bícego also stated that Douglas did not stop the vehicle and Tainara only escaped because her body fell off.
• and that both never had a serious relationship.