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Brazilian Mother Succumbs to Severe Burns in Hotel Hot Tub; Police Probe Equipment Safety

Her family is demanding hot tub thermostat tests after police opened a homicide investigation without questioning the man who was with her

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Overview

  • Gabriele Cristine Barreto de Freitas, a 24-year-old mother, hit her head and lost consciousness in a scalding hot tub at a Curitiba hotel.
  • She was hospitalized with third-degree burns covering her body and initially appeared to be recovering.
  • On June 5, six days after the accident, Gabriele died of cardiac arrest.
  • The Curitiba Homicide Division has launched an inquiry but has yet to interview the companion who accompanied her to the hotel.
  • Her family’s lawyer, Valter Ribeiro Junior, says they will push for thermostat testing to determine if the equipment malfunctioned, while her five-year-old son is now cared for by his grandmother.