This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/8051257.stm
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Man jailed for 'barbaric' murder | Man jailed for 'barbaric' murder |
| (11 minutes later) | |
| A Brazilian man who killed and dismembered a 17-year-old girl from London before dumping her torso in a suitcase has been jailed for 21 years. | A Brazilian man who killed and dismembered a 17-year-old girl from London before dumping her torso in a suitcase has been jailed for 21 years. |
| Mohamed D'Ali Carvalho Santos admitted stabbing to death Cara Burke, from Southfields, after they argued about his heavy drug use. | Mohamed D'Ali Carvalho Santos admitted stabbing to death Cara Burke, from Southfields, after they argued about his heavy drug use. |
| Miss Burke's torso was found in a suitcase on a riverbank near the Brazilian city of Goiania in July 2008. | |
| Prosecutors at the hearing in Goiania described the crime as "barbaric". | |
| Miss Burke had travelled to Brazil after meeting Santos, 21, in London. | Miss Burke had travelled to Brazil after meeting Santos, 21, in London. |
| Santos said he had been smoking crack cocaine for four days when the teenager threatened to tell his mother he was spending all his money on drugs unless he gave her an unspecified amount of cash. | Santos said he had been smoking crack cocaine for four days when the teenager threatened to tell his mother he was spending all his money on drugs unless he gave her an unspecified amount of cash. |
| The two were apparently not a couple. | The two were apparently not a couple. |
| Santos said he started stabbing Miss Burke with a knife while she grabbed at the blade. | Santos said he started stabbing Miss Burke with a knife while she grabbed at the blade. |
| "I don't remember where I stabbed," Santos said. "I kept on stabbing away, not knowing where, and when I saw what I had done, she was dead." | "I don't remember where I stabbed," Santos said. "I kept on stabbing away, not knowing where, and when I saw what I had done, she was dead." |
| Dumped near rivers | Dumped near rivers |
| Santos said he then took a bath and went to an all-night party. On the way home, he stopped at a supermarket and bought a larger knife so he could cut up Miss Burke's body. | Santos said he then took a bath and went to an all-night party. On the way home, he stopped at a supermarket and bought a larger knife so he could cut up Miss Burke's body. |
| He said he disposed of the remains near two rivers in Goiania. | He said he disposed of the remains near two rivers in Goiania. |
| Judge Jessair Coelho de Alcantara sentenced him to 19 years for the killing and two more for hiding the body. | Judge Jessair Coelho de Alcantara sentenced him to 19 years for the killing and two more for hiding the body. |
| Santos' defence lawyer Carlos Trajano said a psychiatric evaluation showed he was not "fully responsible for his acts because he was taking drugs non-stop during the three days prior to the killing". | Santos' defence lawyer Carlos Trajano said a psychiatric evaluation showed he was not "fully responsible for his acts because he was taking drugs non-stop during the three days prior to the killing". |
| But prosecutor Milton Marcolino had called for the maximum 30-year sentence penalty. | But prosecutor Milton Marcolino had called for the maximum 30-year sentence penalty. |
| He said Santos "was perfectly aware of what he was doing and of the consequences of his acts, despite all the drugs he took". | He said Santos "was perfectly aware of what he was doing and of the consequences of his acts, despite all the drugs he took". |
| After Miss Burke's torso was found in a suitcase, police spent the following days searching for the teenager's head, arms and legs. They recovered the last part of her body in a river on 6 August. | After Miss Burke's torso was found in a suitcase, police spent the following days searching for the teenager's head, arms and legs. They recovered the last part of her body in a river on 6 August. |
| She was identified by her family after pictures of a distinctive tattoo on her stomach were aired on a Brazilian news channel. | She was identified by her family after pictures of a distinctive tattoo on her stomach were aired on a Brazilian news channel. |