Authorities are investigating the case in order to find out information about the deaths.
Three people from the same family were found dead in an apartment in the Barro Preto neighborhood, in the South-Central Region of Belo Horizonte, during the afternoon of this Friday (09/05). The victims are a 66-year-old woman, her 40-year-old daughter and her granddaughter, a child of just 1 year, who were lying in bed together with four dogs also dead.
The discovery occurred after the building’s superintendent, Raquel Moreira, called the Military Police. She had received a worrying phone call from the child’s paternal grandmother, who had not been able to establish contact with the family since last Sunday, when they were last seen by the building’s employees.
Bodies found in apartment
The apartment, located on the 13th floor of a building on Mato Grosso Street, was completely locked, requiring officers to break down the door to access the interior. All the windows were closed.
At the scene, authorities found three trays containing burnt charcoal, an element that may be linked to the deaths, although police have not yet officially confirmed this connection. The discovery of this material caught the attention of investigators present at the scene.
Trustee reports discovery
The building manager described the discovery of the bodies. “ She contacted me very worried, perhaps feeling that something bad had happened. I told her that I was arriving at the building and that I would go to the [13th] floor where they lived. As soon as I got to the floor, I smelled a very strong odor and called the police .”
The mysterious circumstances surrounding the case gained even more prominence when the building manager revealed that the child’s paternal grandmother had visited the building the day before the bodies were discovered, seeking information about her former daughter-in-law and her family. On this occasion, the doorman reported that he had not seen the residents since Sunday.
The Civil Police took over the investigation to determine the cause of the deaths and clarify what happened to the family in the days leading up to the tragedy. Residents of the building and the region expressed shock at the event, while they await official explanations about this case.
