Fortaleza Man Arrested After Allegedly Throwing Elderly Mother From Apartment Window

Overview

• The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon, January 15, at a condominium in the Novo Mondubim neighborhood of Fortaleza.
• Military police motorcycle patrol units found the victim conscious on the ground, and emergency medics from Samu transported her to a hospital.
• Officers entered the apartment and arrested the suspect, who had tried to flee shortly before police arrived, according to the PMCE.
• The man was taken to the Women’s Defense Precinct and was booked in flagrante for attempted femicide, and he remains detained per the latest reports.
• Witness videos circulated showing the injured woman at the building’s ground level and the suspect being led away in handcuffs, with no detailed medical update released.