uttoxram75 Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Football spectators in northern Brazil decapitated a referee after he fatally stabbed a player for refusing to leave the pitch, officials say. An angry mob stormed the field during the amateur game in the state of Maranhao and stoned Otavio da Silva to death before severing his head. Police said the murder was in retaliation for Mr Silva stabbing player Josenir dos Santos. One man has been arrested over the killing and investigations continue. The incident took place on 30 June in the remote town of Pio XII, but news of the event has been slow to emerge. The state's Public Safety Department said it started when the referee and Mr Santos got into fist fight after the player was sent off but refused to leave the pitch. Mr Silva then pulled out a knife and wounded Mr Santos, who died on his way to the hospital. The player's friends and relatives rushed onto the field, stoned the referee to death and dismembered his body, the department said in a statement. So far police have arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with the crime. "We will identify and hold accountable all those involved," police chief Valter Costa was quoted as saying by local media. "One crime will never justify another." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 About 10 poor jokes came to me but it'd be wrong to make them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSheep Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Well all is swell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Things referees take on the field of play... Coin for the toss-up Match ball Pen or pencil Notebook Whistle Spare whistle Watch Spare watch Yellow card Red card Knife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Brazil is a cluster **** waiting to happen, and just to make sure they are having a world cup, then an olympics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Unbelievable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 I work with a Brazilian guy and what I have heard that is not unheard of. Brazilians kill each other every day for most amazing reasons. They also have a tendency to chop the bodies. How rude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSheep Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Might give my boss some tickets... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeedsCityRam Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Speaks volumes for the state of the game in that part of the word when a referee takes to a field carrying a knife. Its obviously a tragic albeit incredibly unusual case but in a general sense it does reinforce my belief that referees are not protected anywhere near enough throughout the world, either at amateur or professional level. Refs getting death threats in Europe is sadly commonplace - famously, Anders Frisk retired after a Chelsea match in which his officiating had been heavily criticised by Mourinho, leading to death threats made against him & his family. And I've seen plenty of referees getting shocking abuse at amateur level - I often wonder why anyone bothers doing it. All boils down to player dissent & manager dissent at the top level - get that sorted with heavier sanctions for offenders & maybe the culture of referee intimidation/disrespect might start to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 I read this.. A crazy story, seriously wierd.. Obviously being a remote area, I assume an amateur game there won't have been much security.. Wasn't a linesman murdered in Holland last season too? Football can be such a violent sport at times with massive consequences from the smallest decisions.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Disgusting and depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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