Serpa: of missing woman funeral in July 2018, It was held today.
The body found in October, It was the missing woman 6 July. The Mariana Canhita's funeral was held today in Serpa.
Mariana Canhita, of 83 year old, the woman who has been missing since 6 July 2018, and whose body was found three months later, It was buried this morning in Serpa Cemetery.
The woman, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, It was last seen, cerca the 16,00 hours, that hot July day, in Republic Square, Serpa. The children attended the GNR mother's disappearance, after the first search was seen nearby where.
On the morning of the next day was mounted a search operation that mobilized cinotécnicos firefighters and binomials of GNR, who were demobilized after three days of searching unsuccessfully.
On the afternoon of 16 October, cerca the 15,30 hours, a body in an advanced state of decomposition, It was found by a farm worker, in an area of ​​difficult access, the Estate of São Brás, about what 6 kilometers Serpa, having been given warning to the GNR.
Na height, GNR source revealed that "it was not possible to ascertain whether it was a man or a woman", but it appeared that it was the body of Mariana Canhita, since next to it was found a woman's earring and the keys to a house.
Military core of Criminal Investigation (NIC) GNR were in place, having been called inspectors of South Directorate of the Judicial Police, They concluded that there is no occurrence of crime Signs.
The body was taken to the Forensic Medicine Office of Beja, having been ordered DNA tests to the laboratory of the Institute of Legal Medicine, which were also made to close family members, to know whether they were compatible.
A few days ago the prosecutor informed the family that DNA tests were compatible and that the body found was that of Mariana Canhita.
The woman's body was delivered in the morning on Wednesday to the family and after having been about two in Mortuary Serpa, The funeral was held for the local cemetery.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
