Cops are searching for a man who kidnapped his ex-wife in front of their three kids and then and shot her dead before sending a photo of her bloodstained body to her relatives.
The incident took place in the East Zone of the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo on the night of 17th June.
According to the police, 37-year-old Edgar Napolitano drove to his ex-mother-in-law’s house where he kidnapped his ex-wife, 33-year-old Paloma Oliveira, in front of their three children.

He then took her to a shopping centre car park opposite a supermarket, where he shot her twice in the abdomen.
According to some reports, he then sent a photo of the injured victim to her relatives.
By the time the emergency services arrived on the scene, Paloma was dead and Edgar had fled. His abandoned car was found some kilometres from the shopping centre without the firearm.

Police officers are currently trawling through CCTV footage to try to find the suspect, who worked in an auto-repair shop.
Edgar and Paloma were married for 19 years and had been separated for a month.
They have two daughters, aged 18 and 7, and a son, aged 11, who were under the care of their mother, who worked as a receptionist for an insurance company.

According to the police, the suspect had bought a firearm for BRL 5,000 (GBP 710). According to witnesses, he had said he would “kill everyone and kill himself”.
According to relatives, the couple’s relationship was troubled, and Edgar had even spent two months in prison for assaulting Paloma.
There was a restraining order on him at the time of the attack.

The search for the suspect continues.