Because he wouldn't give him beer: Son beats stepfather to death with a shovel

Leopoldo de Bulhões (Brazil) - Blunt force trauma. A 19-year-old Brazilian hit his 39-year-old stepfather in the head with a shovel. The apparent reason was a dispute over beer.

He wanted to drink more beer. When his stepfather told him not to, he beat him to death. (symbolic image)
He wanted to drink more beer. When his stepfather told him not to, he beat him to death. (symbolic image)  © 123rf/ romanzaiets

A family celebration in the Brazilian state of Goiás came to a terrible end on Saturday afternoon when the teenager suddenly grabbed a shovel and committed the brutal act in front of the shocked party. This was reported by Metrópoles.

According to the report, the two had previously drunk plenty of beer that they had bought together. According to the police, however, the 39-year-old is said to have forbidden the bricklayer's assistant to drink any more, which led to an argument.

The young man then fetched the gun from the backyard and struck - until the stepfather stopped moving. He then fled into a wooded area, apparently wandering around disoriented.

He was tracked down hours later by the military police and then tried to flee. When he tried to climb over a chain-link fence, he was caught.

In an initial interrogation, the young man admitted the act of madness, stating that his stepfather " wouldn't lethim drinkthe beerhe had bought ", according to the police. The 19-year-old is in custody.