A Swiss (60) and a Brazilian (48) were arrested on Tuesday near Fortaleza in the Brazilian state of Ceará. The accusation: They are said to have pumped the 35-year-old wife of the Swiss man full of drugs and held her against her will.
Like the local police Brazilian media announced, the woman was tracked down in a rehabilitation clinic, in which the Brazilian is responsible for the maintenance. The Brazilian had been reported missing.
Should the woman be killed?
According to the police, the Swiss beat the Brazilian, drugged her, kidnapped her from her house and forced her to admit her to the clinic because he refused to accept the end of the 15-year relationship. The police searched the Swiss man’s house and the clinic.
It is not yet clear what the men intended to do with the woman. In any case, the homicides department was also involved in the investigation. (gf)