A Brazilian woman allegedly killed her 5-year-old daughter during a gruesome psychotic episode in which she stuck out the girl’s eyes before cutting out her tongue and eating, according to a report.
Josimare Gomes da Silva, 30, was arrested at her home in the city of Sao Cristovao on Sunday after the girl’s grandfather broke into the bathroom and discovered the gruesome scene, Newsflash reported.
He noticed blood from an outdoor outlet after da Silva locked herself in the bathroom with her daughter, Brenda Carollyne Pereira da Silva.
The grandfather found the mother praying in surprise as the lifeless girl lay next to her.
Investigators said the intact mother attacked Brenda with scissors while she was still alive, according to Newsflash.
Da Silva gave a statement to the police the next morning in a number of languages, including Spanish.
She allegedly denied sticking out her daughter’s eyes and putting her severed tongue in her own mouth.
The woman, who is known for mental health issues, including depression, is believed to have carried out the attack during a psychotic episode.
She was detained at a police station in Delmiro Gouveia and will be transferred during the investigation into a women’s prison in the capital Maceio.