A fishing vessel’s captain reportedly jumped overboard to avoid being murdered during an axe attack, to be devoured by fish later on.
Police in Brazil’s Manaus arrested 57-year-old João Carlos Oliveira da Silva, on 26 July 26. He was suspected of attempting to kill the 68-year-old ship captain in 2019.
The deceased’s body was discovered in September 2021 in the municipality’s river after fish ravaged it.
João and the victim were caught in an argument on the day of the killing, per Daniel Antony,...