Erick Hiromi Dias, aged 32, was sentenced to more than 51 years in prison by the Jury Court of Iporã, a municipality in the interior of Paraná, for the murder of two people after getting involved in a political fight on the day of the presidential election results. 2022. The case happened on October 30 of that year in Cafezal do Sul, around 190 km from Maringá.
According to the Public Ministry of Paraná, the full sentence is 51 years, 7 months and 15 days of imprisonment in an initial closed regime, in addition to the payment of a 70-day fine for the two homicides considered double qualified, shooting with a firearm and illegal possession. of firearm.
The defense lawyer, Alessandro Dorigon, told CNN that he will appeal to reduce the sentence, which he considered “very disproportionate to the jury’s analysis.” Erick Dias was already in pre-trial detention and will not be able to appeal his sentence while free.
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Dorigon claims that Erick was not fully conscious on the day of the crimes, as he uses controlled medication and had drunk alcohol.
The lawyer said that, after the victory of candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on October 30, 2022, the convict began a political argument with his brother and fired shots at close range with a firearm he carried with him. During the shooting, he hit the first victim, Rosineide da Silva, who was passing by, heard the argument and approached when she was shot.
After that, Erick drove past a celebration of PT voters a few times and shot José Wellington Lima Barros, who was wearing a party t-shirt and was participating in the party. Both Rosineide and José died.
According to the Public Ministry of Paraná, the shooter had a sniper certificate. However, the lawyer stated that the shooter did not know the victims and that the jury itself concluded that Erick Dias was not completely lucid.
Source: CNN Brasil
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