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Gatti hanged self from staircase: Police
Jul 31, 2009 10:56 AM
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian police say Canadian boxing champion Arturo Gatti hanged himself with a bag strap that he tied around a wooden staircase column more than seven feet off the ground.
Milena Saraiva, a spokeswoman for police in the northeastern city of Recife, said today that police first thought Gatti was strangled by his wife because his body was found on the floor.
But an autopsy report indicated Gatti was suspended off the ground for some three hours early on July 11. A crime scene analysis found markings on the staircase column.
Gatti was found several hours later by his 23-year-old Brazilian wife, Amanda Rodrigues.
She had been held in custody but was freed yesterday after police ruled Gatti's death a suicide.
Amanda Rodrigues, front, leaves a women's prison with her sister Flavia in Recife, Brazil, on July 30, 2009. She thanked supporters who believed in her innocence.
So, the story has changed 3 times now... Either way, justice will soon be done...
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian police say Canadian boxing champion Arturo Gatti hanged himself with a bag strap that he tied around a wooden staircase column more than seven feet off the ground.
Milena Saraiva, a spokeswoman for police in the northeastern city of Recife, said today that police first thought Gatti was strangled by his wife because his body was found on the floor.
But an autopsy report indicated Gatti was suspended off the ground for some three hours early on July 11. A crime scene analysis found markings on the staircase column.
Gatti was found several hours later by his 23-year-old Brazilian wife, Amanda Rodrigues.
She had been held in custody but was freed yesterday after police ruled Gatti's death a suicide.
Amanda Rodrigues, front, leaves a women's prison with her sister Flavia in Recife, Brazil, on July 30, 2009. She thanked supporters who believed in her innocence.
So, the story has changed 3 times now... Either way, justice will soon be done...
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