I saw a picture after it was done, not sure if people want to see it. Showed the bodyparts on the pitch and stuff...
Sad and horrible news!
http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/14...brazil?cc=5901
holy ...can you imagine witnessing this go down?
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An amateur football match in Brazil led to two deaths as a referee was beheaded by spectators after he had stabbed a player.
The shocking incidents occurred in Maranhao, Brazil, last Sunday. According to reports, referee Otavio Jordao da Silva fatally stabbed footballer Josenir dos Santos Abreu.
Dos Santos Abreu is believed to have struck the referee after questioning a decision. In retaliation, Jordao da Silva stabbed the player.
Having witnessed the incident, an outraged group of spectators turned on the referee. He was tied up, beaten, stoned and quartered. They then put his head on a stake and planted it in the middle of the pitch.
One man, Luiz Moraes de Souza, 27, has been arrested over the incident. Police are searching for two more suspects.
Valter Costa is handling the case and, in a statement, he said: "One crime never justifies another crime. Actions likes this do not collaborate with the legality of state law."
I saw a picture after it was done, not sure if people want to see it. Showed the bodyparts on the pitch and stuff...
Sad and horrible news!
Yep, that was the one.
I would have expected to see this happen in Iraq or Mexico.
But not in the most soccer-crazed area of the world which also happens to have relatively high crime, where national team players have been murdered for failing at the world cup?
I'm not up to date on the nature of the crimes in Brazil. Are beheadings common there?
lol I'm not sure on where beheadings are common but I know that Brazil has a lot of poverty and crime (and thus headcases) and are extremely passionate about soccer. So, it is quite fathomable that something like this can happen every now and then there, especially when it's a low division/amateur game and the referee had just stabbed a player. It'd be expected for the supporters of at least that team to retaliate.
Enjoy your trip! Jess and I are going to try for Russia where its safe. Wait, what? .
+1, well played
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