HOME RUN: Brazilian Who Strangled Ex In Australia And Dumped Body In River Gets Trial In Rio After Fleeing Back Home

Photo shows Cecilia Haddad, undated. Her body was found in a river in Sydney, Australia, on April 29, 2018. Note: Photo is from the police (NSW Police Force/Newsflash) Photo shows Cecilia Haddad, undated. Her body was found in a river in Sydney, Australia, on April 29, 2018. Note: Photo is from the police (NSW Police Force/Newsflash)
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21 June 2023
A Brazilian engineer who allegedly murdered his girlfriend in Australia before dumping her body in a river and fleeing back home to Rio has gone on trial in his South American homeland for murder. Defendant Mario Marcelo dos Santos Santoro appeared at the Federal Justice Jury Court in Rio...