24-year-old Brazilian footballer found dead in the bushes 'nearly beheaded and with genitals severed'
Tributes have been pouring from across Sao Jose dos Pinhais in the southern Brazilian state of Parana for the 24-year-old Sao Paulo FC star
The mutilated body of a Brazilian footballer was discovered "almost beheaded with his genitals severed" in a bush on October 27 night, reports said.
Even though the official cause of death has not been announced to the public, the Daily Mail reported that a local newspaper, Band B, said that 24-year-old Sao Paulo star, Daniel Correa Freitas had been "tortured". A police officer allegedly told the paper: "From the appearance of the body, it was a very violent situation."
Tributes have been pouring from across the city for Freitas, whose body was found in Sao Jose dos Pinhais in the southern Brazilian state of Parana.