Fans decapitate soccer referee in Brazil after he stabs, kills player: police Referee Otavio da Silva threw player Josenir Abreu out of a game, leading to a confrontation that quickly turned violent, local officials say.
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Fans attacked and killed Brazilian soccer referee Otavio da Silva after he stabbed a player, who later died, officials said. SAO PAULO — Police say enraged spectators invaded a football field, stoned the referee to death and quartered his body after he stabbed a player to death.
The Public Safety Department of the state of Maranhao says in a statement that it all started when referee Otavio da Silva expelled player Josenir Abreu from a game last weekend. The two got into a fist fight, then Silva took out a knife and stabbed Abreu, who died on his way to the hospital.
The statement issued this week says Abreu's friends and relatives immediately "rushed into the field, stoned the referee to death and quartered his body."
Local news media say the spectators also decapitated Silva and stuck his head on a stake in the middle of the field.
May 5, 2013: A soccer referee who was punched by a player after calling a foul on him during a recreational soccer game in Utah died Saturday night, a week after he was hit once in the face. The suspect, who received a yellow card penalty from referee Ricardo Portillo, was arrested Monday and remains incarcerated, officials say.
Fans decapitate soccer referee in Brazil after he stabs, kills player: police
ReplyDeleteReferee Otavio da Silva threw player Josenir Abreu out of a game, leading to a confrontation that quickly turned violent, local officials say.
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Fans attacked and killed Brazilian soccer referee Otavio da Silva after he stabbed a player, who later died, officials said.
SAO PAULO — Police say enraged spectators invaded a football field, stoned the referee to death and quartered his body after he stabbed a player to death.
The Public Safety Department of the state of Maranhao says in a statement that it all started when referee Otavio da Silva expelled player Josenir Abreu from a game last weekend. The two got into a fist fight, then Silva took out a knife and stabbed Abreu, who died on his way to the hospital.
The statement issued this week says Abreu's friends and relatives immediately "rushed into the field, stoned the referee to death and quartered his body."
Local news media say the spectators also decapitated Silva and stuck his head on a stake in the middle of the field.
Police have arrested one suspect.
That is crazy.....
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May 5, 2013: A soccer referee who was punched by a player after calling a foul on him during a recreational soccer game in Utah died Saturday night, a week after he was hit once in the face. The suspect, who received a yellow card penalty from referee Ricardo Portillo, was arrested Monday and remains incarcerated, officials say.
ReplyDeleteI'll stick with NFL style football.
Do yourselves a favor and don't view the video.
ReplyDeleteDisturbing