In a shocking incident in Brazil, a 12-year-old girl was kidnapped and subjected to horrific abuse by a 42-year-old man named Daniel Moraes Bittar.
Disturbing footage shows Bittar struggling to drag a suitcase containing the victim up two flights of stairs into his apartment in Luziania.
Accompanied by his 22-year-old girlfriend, Gesielly Souza Vieira, the couple kidnapped the girl outside her school, threatening her with a knife and using a chloroform-soaked cloth to subdue her.
Once inside the apartment, the girl was restrained with handcuffs and confined inside the suitcase. They then drove to a wooded area to dispose of her mobile phone.
However, Bittar's heinous actions came to light when a school friend of the victim witnessed the kidnapping and immediately alerted the police.
The suspect dragging the victim in a suitcase
When authorities found the girl, she was covered in bruises and chemical burns, with her feet cuffed to a bed. Medical examinations later confirmed that she had been sexually assaulted.
Detective Joao Guilherme Medeiros revealed that the victim had been threatened and coerced into performing sexual acts. Bittar had filmed the abuse and shared the videos with Vieira, his girlfriend.
During a search of Bittar's apartment, law enforcement discovered electric shock devices, cameras, sex toys, and explicit material.
The presence of a petrol canister led investigators to suspect that Bittar had planned to burn the girl's body after the assault.
Police believe that the couple had spent three days observing the school before selecting their victim. Bittar initially had another potential victim in mind, a 13-year-old girl, but ultimately chose the girl they abducted.
The suspect dragging the victim in a suitcase
While Bittar claimed it was his first crime, authorities suspect he may have committed similar offenses with the assistance of Vieira.
Bittar was terminated from his job as an IT technician at Banco de Brasilia once his criminal activities were revealed. He had also volunteered at children's hospitals and is a father himself.
Vieira, a mother of two, maintains that she was coerced by Bittar, though the police have doubts about her claims.
The couple now faces charges of aggravated unlawful restraint, sexual abuse of a minor, and torture, which could result in a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.
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