Brazilian police revealed on Monday that they are investigating the possible kidnapping of the younger sister of the Brazil striker Hulk.
Authorities said 22-year-old Angélica Aparecida Vieira de Sousa has been missing since Monday afternoon after being left in front of a restaurant in the northeastern city of Campina Grande. A person who was with her at the time told police that he thinks she was kidnapped.
The Campina Grande police officer Kalina Suerde said that it is too early to say whether Sousa was kidnapped despite widespread reports in the Brazilian media.
Suerde said an initial call to Sousa's cell phone was answered by a man impersonating her husband.
"She is missing, nobody saw anybody taking her, but we are checking the reports that she may have been kidnapped," she said.
Family members told authorities that nobody had made contact to request a ransom or give any other information about her whereabouts, but the investigator Marcos Paulo later said that her relatives asked police to stay away from the case, which he said could indicate that a contact was made.
"We are investigating, there are indications that it could be a kidnapping, but we still don't know for sure," he said.
It would not be the first time a relative of a famous Brazilian player was kidnapped. In 1994 Romário's father was abducted and spent seven days in captivity before being released unhurt.
Robinho's mother was kidnapped for more than a month in 2004 and a year later Luís Fabiano's mother spent several weeks in captivity. Also in 2005, the mother of the former Brazil striker Grafite was taken by criminals and found a day later. The sister of the former Real Betis forward Ricardo Oliveira was kidnapped for several months in 2006. None of them were hurt.
Hulk, 26, moved from Porto to Zenit St Petersburg in September in a deal reportedly worth £39.5m, one of the highest ever transfer fees paid for a Brazilian player.
Authorities said 22-year-old Angélica Aparecida Vieira de Sousa has been missing since Monday afternoon after being left in front of a restaurant in the northeastern city of Campina Grande. A person who was with her at the time told police that he thinks she was kidnapped.
The Campina Grande police officer Kalina Suerde said that it is too early to say whether Sousa was kidnapped despite widespread reports in the Brazilian media.
Suerde said an initial call to Sousa's cell phone was answered by a man impersonating her husband.
"She is missing, nobody saw anybody taking her, but we are checking the reports that she may have been kidnapped," she said.
Family members told authorities that nobody had made contact to request a ransom or give any other information about her whereabouts, but the investigator Marcos Paulo later said that her relatives asked police to stay away from the case, which he said could indicate that a contact was made.
"We are investigating, there are indications that it could be a kidnapping, but we still don't know for sure," he said.
It would not be the first time a relative of a famous Brazilian player was kidnapped. In 1994 Romário's father was abducted and spent seven days in captivity before being released unhurt.
Robinho's mother was kidnapped for more than a month in 2004 and a year later Luís Fabiano's mother spent several weeks in captivity. Also in 2005, the mother of the former Brazil striker Grafite was taken by criminals and found a day later. The sister of the former Real Betis forward Ricardo Oliveira was kidnapped for several months in 2006. None of them were hurt.
Hulk, 26, moved from Porto to Zenit St Petersburg in September in a deal reportedly worth £39.5m, one of the highest ever transfer fees paid for a Brazilian player.
Its wrong that this ever happens. Scum.
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