Mother of two dies one month after being run over and dragged by jealous ex-boyfriend
Taynara Souza Santos, 31, was in a coma for nearly a month and needed her legs amputated after she was dragged hundreds of feet by a Volkswagen captured on graphic video.
A mother of two died on Christmas Eve in Brazil after a month-long coma that was caused by being run over and dragged by a car driven by a man she had a brief relationship with.
Taynara Souza Santos, 31, died around 7pm at the Hospital das Clinicas on December 24, after a Volkswagen Golf struck her in São Paulo on November 29.
Douglas Alves da Silva, 26, allegedly hit and dragged Santos for hundreds of feet, which led to the mother's legs being amputated and put her into a coma for nearly a month.
Silva has been in custody and was being investigated for attempted femicide since his arrest on November 30, when he was shot after he allegedly reached for an officer's gun.
Santos and Silva were acquaintances who had met multiple times before the incident, according to CNN Brasil.
Graphic footage viewed by the Daily Mail showed the mother walking out of a bar at 6am moments before the tragedy.
Santos can be seen outside wearing a black dress with a man before stepping out of frame.
About 30 seconds later, the black Volkswagen can be seen striking the mother as she bashed on to the hood and then falls onto the road.
Taynara Souza Santos, 31, died after being in a coma for nearly a month caused by being struck and dragged by a car
Douglas Alves da Silva, 26, allegedly hit and dragged Santos for hundreds of feet. The alleged driver reportedly had a brief relationship with the mother of two
She ends up lying in front of the front right tire before the car begins to accelerate, running her over and then trapping her underneath the vehicle.
The car continues to drive forward with the victim still underneath the vehicle. A few moments later, a man could be seen chasing and waving to get others' attention.
The footage then cuts to another angle of the mother being dragged down the road with what appears to be half her body hanging from the rear.
The second angle of footage shows her being dragged for at least 10 seconds.
A passenger who was in the car that struck the mother wrote in a statement to police that he repeatedly asked Silva to stop the vehicle and also warned the driver that the mother was under the car, as cited by CNN.
The mother underwent several surgeries and needed her legs to be amputated
Letícia Conceição, a friend of Santos, claimed that the suspect was waiting outside the bar after he went inside and punched a man 'out of jealousy', according to G1.