Lucinete Freitas was found dead in Amadora on December 18, after being missing for 13 days and being attacked with a cement block on the head, allegedly by her boss.
The head of the Civil House of Ceará, Chagas Vieira, stated on Saturday (10), that the State government will bear the costs of transferring the body of Brazilian Lucinete Freitas, aged 55,. “Regarding this case, I inform you that Governor Elmano [de Freitas] has already determined that the State government will pay for everything for the transfer to take place”, wrote Vieira in a post on social media. “This situation is very sad, and this is the least to alleviate a little the immense pain of this Ceará family here.”
When contacted, the Civil House of Ceará did not respond to the report’s questions about when the transfer process will begin or whether the body is expected to arrive in Brazil. Lucinete was born in Aracobaia, in the interior of Ceará. She lived alone in Amadora, in the metropolitan region of Lisbon, where she worked as a nanny and maid for another Brazilian. The woman had plans to take her husband and son to live in the European country as well.
She was found dead in Amadora on December 18, after being missing for 13 days. According to the Public Ministry of Portugal, the victim was killed by her boss after being attacked in the head with a cement block on December 5th. The suspect is in preventive custody and is being investigated for qualified homicide, desecration of a corpse, possession of a prohibited weapon and computer forgery.
The agency stated that the relationship between the two was marked by conflicts. On the day of the crime, the boss said she would take Lucinete home, but took her to an isolated place, where she violently attacked her head with a cement block, causing injuries that led to her death. “There is also evidence that, after confirming that the victim was dead, the person under investigation placed rubble on the body, in order to cover it, and left the scene,” stated the MP.
Furthermore, the agency pointed out that the investigated woman used Lucinete’s cell phone to impersonate her and send messages in which she said she had gone to the Algarve with a friend. According to the MP, the intention was to postpone the registration of the disappearance.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
