LifeSiteNews, Friday July 9, 2010Brazilian Soccer Star Accused of Ordering Lover's Murder for Refusing AbortionBy Thaddeus M. BaklinskiRIO DE JANEIRO, July 9, 2010 (
LifeSiteNews.com) - Bruno Fernandes de Souza, goalkeeper, captain and idol of fans of Rio de Janeiro's Flamengo soccer club, has been arrested for suspicion of arranging the murder of his one-time mistress Eliza Samudio.
Samudio, who was described by the newspaper O Globo as "a student, model and pornographic film actress," was seeking to prove that de Souza was the father of her now 4-month-old son who she called Bruninho (Little Bruno).
Samudio had been seeking a court order for DNA testing to prove de Souza's paternity of the child, telling the media that after she told the footballer she was pregnant by him,
he tried to force her to take drugs to cause a miscarriage and later tried to take her by force to an abortionist. She went to the police instead. In a glimpse into the often sordid world of pro soccer, de Souza …
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