Trial of police officers accused of killing Kathlen Romeu rescheduled for December 1
The judge moved the date up to avoid further postponements during the national jury month; the pregnant young woman was shot in 2021 in Complexo do Lins.
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The Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice rescheduled the jury trial of the two military police officers accused of killing Kathlen Romeu in 2021 for December 1, g1 reported. The original date was November 26.
Judge Elizabeth Machado Louro explained that, since November is national jury month, she decided to move the trial to keep it from being postponed. Military police officers Marcos Felipe da Silva Salviano and Rodrigo Correia de Frias will face charges of aggravated homicide. In March, the judge decided the case would go to a jury.
Kathlen was 24, three months pregnant, and was hit in the chest while visiting her grandmother in Complexo do Lins. According to g1, investigations indicated there was no shootout and pointed to procedural fraud, with officers tampering with the scene.
The defendants will be taken before the Sentencing Council, made up of the jurors who will decide the case. Relatives demand punishment and criticize the slowness of the process.