Brazilian gets 21 years for British girl's murder

A Brazilian man who killed and dismembered British teenager Cara Burke was sentenced to 21 years in prison today.

Brazilian gets 21 years for British girl's murder
Fri, 15 May, 2009 - 08:01

A Brazilian man who killed and dismembered British teenager Cara Burke was sentenced to 21 years in prison today.

Mohamed D’Ali Carvalho Santos calmly told the court in Goiania how he stabbed to death Cara, 17, and dismembered her last year after they argued about his heavy drug use and his refusal to give her money.

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