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2013 death of a Brazilian football referee From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Otávio Jordão da Silva Cantanhede was a 20-year-old Brazilian amateur football referee[1][2] who was lynched, beheaded and quartered by football spectators after he stabbed a player to death in a match he officiated on 30 June 2013.[3][4]
| Murder of Otávio Jordão da Silva | |
|---|---|
 Otávio Jordão da Silva Cantanhede | |
| Location | Pio XII, Maranhão, Brazil |
| Date | 30 June 2013 |
Attack type | Lynching, beheading, stabbing, stoning |
| Weapons | Various melee weapons, stones |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Victims | Otávio Jordão da Silva, Josemir dos Santos Abreu |
| Accused |
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On 30 June 2013, da Silva was refereeing an amateur football match in Pio XII, Maranhão.[5][6] He sent off player Josemir dos Santos Abreu, 31, who refused to leave the field and began a fight with the referee. Abreu threw a punch, which prompted da Silva to draw a knife from his pocket and repeatedly stab Abreu. Abreu died on the way to the hospital.[3][7] When fans watching the game, including Abreu's friends and family, found out about his death,[8] they invaded the pitch[9] and stoned da Silva, before decapitating him, quartering him,[10] and putting his head on a stake in the pitch.[3][11][12][13][14] Police chief Valter Costa was quoted as saying "one crime will never justify another".[3]
One suspect was arrested.[4] However, police were searching for two more people,[7] including Abreu's brother.[15]
A graphic video surfaced online shortly following the incident that shows medical personnel reassembling Otávio's body.[16][17]
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