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Related: About this forumWoman Arrested After Taking a Corpse to a Bank to Co-Sign a Loan
Woman Arrested After Taking a Corpse to a Bank to Co-Sign a Loan
YIKES
In a scene straight out of Weekend at Bernies, a video shows the woman saying to the deceased: Uncle, are you listening? You need to sign.
Dan Ladden-Hall
News Correspondent
Updated Apr. 17, 2024 6:43AM EDT / Published Apr. 17, 2024 6:25AM EDT
A woman was arrested in Brazil on Tuesday night after she used a wheelchair to take a dead man into a bank in an attempt to get a loan, according to local reports.
Employees at the bank in the Bangu neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro became suspicious of Érika de Souza Vieira Nunes and called the police, according to g1. Paramedics responding to the scene found that the man in the wheelchairidentified as 68-year-old Paulo Roberto Bragahad been dead for several hours.
Police are now investigating the circumstances of Bragas death. Theyre also checking to see if the woman is related to himshe reportedly told authorities that she is Bragas niece and his carer.
Disturbing video footage filmed by workers at the bank appears to show her repeatedly attempting to keep the bodys head upright and instructing him to hold a pen.
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Woman Arrested After Taking a Corpse to a Bank to Co-Sign a Loan (Original Post)
babylonsister
Apr 2024
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Attilatheblond
(3,566 posts)1. Banking at Bernies?
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Joinfortmill
(15,681 posts)2. Well, now I've heard everything.
Chainfire
(17,757 posts)3. Sometimes even a good plan fails. ;)
She should have waited for rigor to kick in then his head could have remained upright. Add some sunglasses and you are good to go.
peacebuzzard
(5,216 posts)4. That didn't go too well for her.
poor planning on her part.
mahatmakanejeeves
(59,613 posts)5. Again?