Man Arrested For Killing Wife And Dumping Burned Body On Farm In Bin Bag

A jealous man who refused to allow his 21-years-younger wife even to leave the house to work has been arrested for killing and burning her body to a crisp before dumping it in a rubbish bag at their remote farmland home.

The horrific killing of pretty mum Vanessa Rodrigues da Silva, 31, has left the couple’s two children aged five and 11 traumatised after her charred remains were found on her husband’s farm in the municipality of Novo Planalto in the Brazilian state of Goias on 27th August.

The alleged killer husband Miguel Bento Fraga Filho, 52, fled ostensibly on a long trip but was arrested at a house in the neighbouring municipality of Sao Miguel do Araguaia by the police in connection with the murder on the night of 6th September.

Vanessa Rodrigues da Silva, 31, was killed, her body burned and stuffed in garbage bags, the suspect is Miguel Bento Fraga Filho, on 27th August, in Goias , Brazil. (Newsflash)

Police chief Andre Medeiros said the suspect, who according to local media was once a councillor for the municipality of Novo Planalto, had fled the state before returning.

He said: “The suspect travelled to the states of Para and Mato Grosso before reaching Sao Miguel do Araguaia (Goias). After the crime, he took a long trip and returned.”

Medeiros said Filho did not resist arrest and confessed to the crime, adding: “We identified the house, asked for permission to enter, the residents allowed it, and we found him inside.

Miguel Bento Fraga Filho was arrested for the murder of Vanessa Rodrigues da Silva, 31, in Sao Miguel do Araguaia, Brazil, on 6th September. (Newsflash)

“He confessed to the crime, was arrested, and brought to the Porangatu police station.”

The victim’s family reported her disappearance on 16th August following several days without contact. The last time relatives had seen her was on 11th August when she claimed her husband had assaulted her, according to the news site G1.

Her family spent five days looking for her before calling the police.

Miguel Bento Fraga Filho was arrested for the murder of Vanessa Rodrigues da Silva, 31, in Sao Miguel do Araguaia, Brazil, on 6th September. (Newsflash)

Police officers found the woman’s charred remains in a rubbish bag in the garden of her husband’s farm in Novo Planalto on 27th August.

The police said the body will have to undergo tests at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Goiania to confirm that it does indeed belong to the victim.

The victim’s sister Genilva Rodrigues da Silva said the two had been together for 15 years and were going through hard times.

Miguel Bento Fraga Filho was arrested for the murder of Vanessa Rodrigues da Silva, 31, in Sao Miguel do Araguaia, Brazil, on 6th September. (Newsflash)

She added: “They had not been together for a year and they slept in separate rooms. She sold mobile phones and worked from home, as he was very jealous and didn’t let her work away from home.”

The victim’s sister said the couple’s two children, aged 11 and 5, are suffering a great deal: “The eldest cannot sleep and isn’t eating. He is aware of what happened.”

The children are currently being cared for by their grandmother as the investigation continues.