A 12-year-old boy was rescued by police in Várzea Grande (MT) on Friday (24th) after being subjected to a 'crime tribunal' by suspects allegedly linked to a criminal faction. The child was forced to dig his own grave before being rescued. Four men were arrested in the act.
A 'crime tribunal' is a practice by criminal factions where suspects are judged and executed for alleged crimes, frequently related to thefts in the region. The victim was subjected to this process under suspicion of having committed thefts in the area where the kidnapping occurred.
The 12-year-old boy was rescued on Friday (24th) in Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso
The child was forced to dig his own grave
Four suspects were arrested in the act
The boy showed facial injuries resulting from assaults
The motivation for the 'tribunal' was allegedly related to suspicions of thefts in the region
Objects such as knives, shovel, pickaxe, hoe and drug trafficking-related materials were seized
The Child Protection Council was contacted to follow the case
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The rescue was carried out by the Tactical Motorcycle Patrol Company Raio of the 2nd Regional Command
The suspects were arrested for kidnapping and false imprisonment
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Name of the neighborhood where the rescue occurred
No gaps declared — all sources converge on the material facts.