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| Cecilia Haddad murder: former Brazilian boyfriend confessed to killing, court hears | Cecilia Haddad murder: former Brazilian boyfriend confessed to killing, court hears |
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| The suspected killer of Cecilia Haddad has appeared in court for a pretrial hearing in Rio de Janeiro, where an investigator testified that the accused had confessed during informal talks with police while in custody. | The suspected killer of Cecilia Haddad has appeared in court for a pretrial hearing in Rio de Janeiro, where an investigator testified that the accused had confessed during informal talks with police while in custody. |
| Mario Marcelo Santoro was arrested for the murder of Cecilia Haddad on 7 July in Rio de Janeiro, after Haddad’s body was found in the Lane Cove River in Sydney. Both Santoro and Haddad are from Brazil but were living in Australia. | Mario Marcelo Santoro was arrested for the murder of Cecilia Haddad on 7 July in Rio de Janeiro, after Haddad’s body was found in the Lane Cove River in Sydney. Both Santoro and Haddad are from Brazil but were living in Australia. |
| Santoro appeared in handcuffs before the court and remained for the first testimony before being dismissed. | Santoro appeared in handcuffs before the court and remained for the first testimony before being dismissed. |
| Fabio Cardoso, the deputy director of Rio’s homicide department said: “In an informal conversation, he confirmed the entire dynamic of the homicide.” | Fabio Cardoso, the deputy director of Rio’s homicide department said: “In an informal conversation, he confirmed the entire dynamic of the homicide.” |
| The police officer’s testimony said Santoro admitted to having an argument with Haddad and strangling her to death. He then left the house and returned about two hours later returned and disposed of her body in Lane Cove River. | |
| The testimony added that Santoro said he was telling this story “informally” and that he would only give his formal testimony with lawyers present. However, when Santoro did have legal representation, he refused to answer questions. | |
| The court heard from family members who described Haddad as a happy, hard-working young woman, who loved ballet and scuba diving and was a successful corporate executive. They said she had fallen into an emotionally abusive relationship and was fearful of Santoro, who refused to leave her home and stalked her in public. | The court heard from family members who described Haddad as a happy, hard-working young woman, who loved ballet and scuba diving and was a successful corporate executive. They said she had fallen into an emotionally abusive relationship and was fearful of Santoro, who refused to leave her home and stalked her in public. |
| Kayakers discovered Haddad’s fully clothed body near Woolwich in Sydney on 29 April, about the same time her former live-in lover, Santoro, flew home to Rio de Janeiro. | Kayakers discovered Haddad’s fully clothed body near Woolwich in Sydney on 29 April, about the same time her former live-in lover, Santoro, flew home to Rio de Janeiro. |
| Investigators confirmed in May that Haddad had asked Santoro to move out of her Ryde apartment, in Sydney’s north-west, in the weeks before her death. | Investigators confirmed in May that Haddad had asked Santoro to move out of her Ryde apartment, in Sydney’s north-west, in the weeks before her death. |
| The Brazilian-born Haddad arrived in Australia more than a decade ago and had moved to Sydney in 2016 where she worked for a mining and logistics company in Western Australia. | The Brazilian-born Haddad arrived in Australia more than a decade ago and had moved to Sydney in 2016 where she worked for a mining and logistics company in Western Australia. |
| She had moved to New South Wales to work as a logistics manager for a freight company. | She had moved to New South Wales to work as a logistics manager for a freight company. |
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