Sidnei Araujo
(pictured left) tragically murdered his eight year old son Joao. Mr. Araujo had
been involved in a bitter custody dispute with his ex-wife Isamara (pictured
right) over their son.
The enraged dad shot
11 people dead, including his eight-year-old son and ex-wife in a New Year's
Eve massacre.
46yrs old Sidnei
Araujo burst into a family party in Campinas, a city near Sao Paulo in Brazil,
and went on a killing spree armed with a handgun.
He killed eleven
people including his ex-wife Isamara Filier, with whom he had been locked in a
bitter custody battle, and their son Joao Victor before turning the gun on
himself.
One man was shot in
the leg but survived by pretending to be dead, his sister said.
A teenager who was
also at the party told O Globo TV station: "At first, I thought it was
nothing, then I realised I had heard gunshots. I hid in the bathroom. He tried
to break the door, but couldn't."
Police found a 9mm
pistol, a pocket knife and explosives on Araujo's body. The other victims, who
were all adults, included Isamara's 33-year-old brother Rafael.
Liliane Ferreira,
who was hosting the party, was also killed along with five of her relatives.
Her husband was
wounded and remains in hospital.
Araujo left an audio
message on his mobile phone apologising and blaming his ex-wife.
He was a government
scientist at the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials and had
studied at prestigious universities.
His close friends
have been left shocked by his actions.
One of them wrote
online: "He's always been wonderful. We grew up together. You can not
believe he did such outrage. He was an example of a person."
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