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Brazilian Newlywed Strangled by Co-Worker After Rejecting Unwanted Advances

Cintia Ribeiro Barbosa was killed by her colleague Marcelo Junior Bastos Santos after she refused his kiss and slapped him.

  • Cintia Ribeiro Barbosa, a 38-year-old caregiver and mother of four, was found dead in Goiânia, Brazil.
  • Her body was discovered on a property adjacent to the house where she worked, one day after her disappearance.
  • Marcelo Junior Bastos Santos, her co-worker, confessed to the murder, citing rejection of his romantic advances as the motive.
  • Barbosa had been married just eight days before the incident, and her husband reported her missing when she didn't return home.
  • Police investigation confirmed that Bastos Santos acted alone, using surveillance footage and his detailed confession.
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