Overview

• Civil Police from the 12th DP (Copacabana) and 14th DP (Leblon) arrested the 40-year-old in flagrante within hours, with the capture reported in Santo Cristo.
• The victim remains hospitalized at Hospital Municipal Miguel Couto with deep cuts to the head and hands requiring 40 stitches and multiple finger fractures.
• Police say the attacker entered the apartment, struck the elderly woman with a blunt object possibly identified as a kitchen hammer, and locked her in a bathroom to block calls for help.
• A neighbor who is a medical professional provided first aid before Samu and the fire department transported the victim to the hospital.
• Relatives report a possible motive involving inheritance disputes and financial demands, which authorities have not confirmed.