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Suspect remanded in custody in Santa Catarina

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The Santa Catarina court has remanded a 29-year-old man in pre-trial detention, suspected of three sexual assaults on a 13-year-old girl. He was arrested on 16 October under a warrant from the public prosecutor’s office and is the subject of a criminal investigation, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

The suspect was arrested on 16 October under a warrant issued by the public prosecutor’s office as part of the investigation. On the same day, the Judicial Police arrested a 39-year-old man suspected of repeatedly mistreating his grandmother, the Attorney General’s Office said.

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