Suspects 'Are Flesh of Victims' in Brazil

Brazil Murder Suspects 'Ate Flesh of Victims' that's a karate expert and two women have been arrested on suspicion of killing at least two women, before eating their flesh to 'purify the soul', police revealed today.

The Brazilian trio, who were seized in Pernambuco in the northeastern part of the country, was said by police to be part of a sect which believes in the 'purification of the world'.

Jorge da Silveira, 51, a graduate and karate expert, along with Isabel Pires, 51, and Bruna da Silva, 25, planned ot kill three women each year, according to Brazilian police.

A spokesperson said their plans were discovered when police came across a 50-page book belonging to da Silveira, which included drawings, and details of cannibalism.Police have found two bodies in the garden of a house belonging to the group.

They believe the bodies found could be those of Alexandra Falcao, 20, and Gisele da Silva, 30, who were reported missing in the area recently.

The two women were reportedly seen near the house of the suspects shortly before they disappeared.

Neighbors of the trio set fire to the house where the bodies were found on Thursday, according to Brazilian media.

Police Commissioner Wesley Fernandez said the trio were planning to kill another woman in a nearby town, and feel there could be more victims.        

Three people accused of killing at least two women in Brazil have confessed to eating some of their victims' flesh, police have said.

One of the accused, who include a man and two women, is said to have admitted using some of the remains to cook pasties which were sold to neighbors in Garanhuns, in the state of Pernambuco.

Police held the trio on Wednesday after the remains of two women was found in the grounds of a house belonging to one of the suspects.

Officers said the accused had admitted to being part of a sect that received orders from a "voice" to kill women they considered evil, and they intended to kill three victims every year.

"The three ate the flesh of their victims to purify their souls," said a police spokesman.

Investigations began last month after Jorge Beltrao Negromonte da Silveira, 51, identified himself as the author of a 2009 pamphlet in which he appears to reveal details of the sect's activities.

Along with da Silveira, police arrested his wife, Isabel Cristina Oliveira da Silva, and his 25-year-old mistress Bruna Cristina Oliveira da Silva, who lived with the couple.

Also living at their house was a five-year-old girl, suspected to be the daughter of a 17-year-old girl murdered in 2008 in the Recife suburb of Olinda.

Police are investigating the three in relation to at least five other murders in the state.

Wife Murders for Giving Birth to Girl in Afghan

Giving birth to a third daughter rather than An Afghan man killed his wife in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz.

The victim, 28, known by the one name of Storai, was strangled by her husband — a local militia member, and his mother bearing the couple’s third daughter three months ago in Mohasili village, police said. 

Nadera Geya, head of the Kunduz women's affairs department, called the killing one of the worst examples of violence against women she had encountered.

Violence against women is commonplace in Afghanistan. In late November in the same province, an Afghan family that refused to give their daughter in marriage to a man they considered irresponsible was attacked at home by assailants who poured acid over both parents and three children.

Police later arrested the rejected suitor and his three brothers for the attack

Police said they arrested the victim’s mother-in-law in connection with her death, but Storai’s husband was still at large, likely sheltered by heavily-armed militia colleagues.

“The existence of militiamen is a huge problem and therefore we face difficulty in arresting him,” said Kunduz police chief Sufi Habib. Nadera Geya, head of the Kunduz women’s affairs department, called the killing one of the worst examples of violence against women she had encountered. Violence against women is commonplace in Afghanistan.

In late November in the same province, an Afghan family that refused to give their daughter in marriage to a man they considered irresponsible was attacked at home by assailants who poured acid over both parents and three children. Police later arrested the rejected suitor and his three brothers for the attack.

In a truly awful act of violence, an Afghan man strangled his wife to death after she gave birth to a second daughter instead of the son he had wanted. The 22-year-old woman, whose name was Estorai, had previously told her family members that her husband was unhappy with the birth of their first daughter and had threatened to kill her if she gave birth to another Afghan Man Murders His Wife for Giving Birth to a Girl

In a truly awful act of violence, an Afghan man strangled his wife to death after she gave birth to a second daughter instead of the son he had wanted. The 22-year-old woman, whose name was Estorai, had previously told her family members that her husband was unhappy with the birth of their first daughter and had threatened to kill her if she gave birth to another girl,

Police later arrested the rejected suitor and his three brothers for the attack.

With foreign combat troops set to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014, and moves ongoing to kickstart a peace process involving the ultra-conservative Taliban, rights watchdogs inside and outside Afghanistan fear women's rights may be sacrificed.

"The rights of women cannot be relegated to the margins of international affairs, as this issue is at the core of our national security an She also sees it as a consequence of women across the country gaining greater awareness of their rights, which is leading both to a backlash from men and to more cases of violence being reported.

On top of that, the Afghan government's move toward peace and reconciliation talks with the Taliban has led many people to think that the current oppression of women will simply continue as it is, Mosadiq said.

 The security of people everywhere," the U.S. embassy in Kabul said in a statement on Monday.