Two Women Arrested in Minas Gerais for Allegedly Doping and Drowning Boyfriend

Police in Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, have arrested a 39-year-old woman and her 51-year-old friend, who are accused of doping and drowning the victim, the woman's 51-year-old boyfriend. The victim disappeared on April 26 and his body was found a month later on May 27 in a rural stream. A necropsy report confirmed death by drowning and detected a significant amount of a controlled medication in the victim's system. Investigations suggest the crime was planned over approximately one month, with the motive being financial gain. The girlfriend allegedly became dissatisfied because the victim had not fulfilled promises to transfer a farm and a vehicle. She reportedly convinced the victim to join her for a picnic in a rural area, where he consumed alcoholic beverages mixed with clonazepam. When he began to feel unwell and went to a stream, he was attacked. The second suspect allegedly suggested using the medication, having previously attempted to kill an ex-boyfriend with it, and encouraged the girlfriend to use the same tactic. Both women had been indicted in late June and were initially released, but a preventive detention order was issued by the court and executed during a joint police operation. They have been taken to the Patos de Minas prison and are awaiting judicial proceedings. The police have not released their identities.