Man and child plunge to their death from 17th floor of downtown São Paulo hotel
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – It is believed that the man jumped holding the girl, based on the crime scene reported by state police officers who first arrived at the site.
The police are investigating the circumstances under which a man of Spanish origin and his 6-year-old daughter fell from the 17th floor of a hotel in downtown São Paulo, dying on the building’s sidewalk at around 5 AM on Saturday, June 5.
A farewell letter was found in a notebook in the room where the two had been staying since May 31. The family link between the two has not been disclosed.
The police are now investigating what brought the two to São Paulo and what would have prompted the incident, which is currently registered as a suicide in the case of the adult, and as homicide in the case of the child.
It is believed that the man jumped holding the girl, based on the crime scene reported by state police officers who first arrived at the site. The investigation will determine the physical circumstances of the child was at the time of the fall (unconscious, awake or already dead).
According to the police report, no apparent signs of violence were detected inside the hotel room. The man and the child’s documents were seized, including a Spanish passport and other identification documents.
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