A Brazilian player prayerfully admitted to killing a female “Call of Duty” rival after uploading gruesome video of her bloodied body on social media.
Guilherme Alves Costa (18) allegedly stabbed Ingrid Oliveira Bueno da Silva (19) in his home in Sao Paulo, where she took part in a ‘Call of Duty: Mobile’ competition on Monday, the Times of London reported .
Fellow players sounded the alarm after Alves Costa – who played online under the name “Flashlight” for the “Gamers Elite” team – posted the grim footage.
“You think it’s ink or that it’s processed or something, but it’s not,” Alves Costa reportedly said online while laughing.
“I really killed her. I also have a book. I asked some people to share it. I hope you read it. It contains some truths, “he added, according to the Mirror.
The book has a 52-page manifesto in which Alves Costa explained why he committed the alleged crime, and complained about the fact that he was tired of life, had no goals and did not get along with people. not.
He apparently fled the scene, but police were called when his brother arrived at the home and found the woman on the floor.
Alves Costa apparently called his family to say he would commit suicide, but his brother told him about it, according to the Mirror.
When police arrived at his home in the suburb of Pirituba, they asked him for a motive in the crime, reports The Times.
“Because I wanted to,” he apparently said, adding later, “I know the seriousness of this situation.”
Alves Costa allegedly told investigators that the victim had ‘crossed over’ [his] road, ”according to the Mirror.
Bueno da Silva, with the online name Sol, competed professionally for a group called Fantastic Brazil Impact.
“She was an extraordinary person for whom we will remember every day that the sun rises,” the team told The Times.
A Gamers Elite representative told local media that the team’s leadership had never met the alleged killer and that he had expressed shock over the murder.
The video game industry has seen a sharp increase in global sales amid the coronavirus pandemic, with billions of people spending more time in their homes trying to find diversion.
In Latin America, e-commerce portal Mercado Libre last year reported a 200 percent increase in sales of games-related goods, reports The Times.