Brazilian Woman Arrested For Attempting To Suffocate Sick Mother

Luciana Figueiredo the daughter of a 68 years old Ana Benedita Figueiredo was arrested for allegedly trying to suffocate her mother, who she was taking care of at the Carlos Maceiira Hospital in the city of Sao Luis, Brazil.

The crime was disclosed in a footage that was recorded by another patient in the same ward, which shows a hand placed on the 68-year-old woman’s nose and mouth so that she is not able to breathe.

The footage shows a hand presumed to be attempting to push the beddings in the direction of the elderly woman’s mouth which she resisted at some point by raising one of her hand.

It is reported that Luciana was arrested at the scene of the crime and later charged with attempted homicide while her aging mother was moved to the intensive care unit of the hospital for better attention.

The reports also have it that a source told the Civil Police in their initial investigations said that the 32 years old daughter made the attempt to kill her sick mother because she was tired of taking care of her at the hospital.

Ana has been in the hospital with her daughter since 19th January after she was diagnosed of a pulmonary embolism.

The police are also investigating if the alleged offender tried to tamper with her mother’s medication as they claim they found a syringe in one of her bags at the hospital.

“We have information on what motivated this criminal act being the daughter being tired of taking care of an elderly mother, who has several health problems.

“And according to what was passed on by the on-duty officer, this could have been one of the causes of this very serious criminal act against the mother, committed by her daughter.” Carlos Alessandro a local superintendent told reporters.

Reacting, the suspect claimed that she was in good terms with her mother, adding that her gesture was misjudged as she had “put her hand on her mother’s mouth with a different aim, that it had nothing to do with killing her.”

Meanwhile, the Judge presiding over the case, Janaina Araujo de Carvalho has directed that the suspect be kept in preventative prison while the suspects council are reportedly working to prove she has mental issues.

According to a claim by her lawyer, the accused has a: “’borderline personality order’ and ‘panic syndrome.

“Before the case, she was already undergoing medical treatment. We ask that she continue her treatment at a suitable establishment. If it doesn’t continue, it could make her condition worse.”