SAO PAULO, Brazil — A 16-year-old Brazilian boy, upset over having his cellular phone taken away, shot and killed his parents and sister in the family's home, police said on Wednesday.
SAO PAULO, Brazil — A 16-year-old Brazil ian boy, upset over having his cellular phone taken away, shot and killed his parents and sister in the family's home, police said on Wednesday.The triple homicide took place in the southeastern city of Sao Paulo, but only came to light on Monday, when the boy called police and confessed, the local security ministry said in a statement.
When his mother arrived home several hours later, he killed her with the same weapon.The father was 57 and the mother 50, investigators said.'We need to understand if this was frustration related to some sort of psychological disturbance,' Afonso told Brazilian network TV Record.Police are also investigating whether someone else was involved, including whether the boy spoke to anyone on the phone, he said.
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