The Rio Jury Court sentenced this Wednesday (4) former councilor Jairo Souza Santos Júnior, known as Jairinho, to 43 years, 9 months and 20 days in prison for the death of Henry Borel, aged 4. Jurors found him guilty of double homicide and one of the crimes of torture attributed to him during the trial.
Monique Medeiros, the child’s mother, was convicted of omission in the face of the torture suffered by her son and received a sentence of 1 year and 4 months in prison, already considered served. Regarding the murder charge, the jurors downgraded the crime to manslaughter, and Judge Elizabeth Machado Louro applied a judicial pardon.
Throughout the sessions, delegates, experts, family members, nannies and the defendants themselves were heard.
During, Monique accused Jairinho for the first time for her son’s death. During interrogation, she stated that she believed that the former councilor was responsible for the crimes. In the final stretch of the jury, this Wednesday, Monique cried several times during the parties’ arguments.
During the indictment, the Public Prosecutor’s Office showed videos and images of Henry alongside his father, Leniel Borel, including records of the child’s last images in the playground of a condominium during the last weekend before his death.
Prosecutors also displayed images from the building’s elevator security camerasshowing Henry on Monique’s lap next to Jairinho hours before his death, as well as photographs of the forensic examination carried out at the Instituto Médico-Legal.
In the final phase of the defense, Monique’s lawyers showed videos of the child with her mother and argued that she had been a victim of gender-based violence and an abusive relationship.
The former councilor, in turn, denied the accusations. After debates between the prosecution and defense, the sentencing council met to vote on the questions. The decision ended with the conviction of the two defendants for the death of Henry Borel.
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