Almirante Tamandaré police investigate homicide after victim's head found in bag

Police in Almirante Tamandaré, in the Curitiba metropolitan area, are investigating the homicide of 30-year-old Ederson Correia Costa. The victim's head was discovered inside a bag on a street in the Cachoeira neighborhood on Friday night.

Witnesses reported that the bag was discarded from a gray vehicle. Local security cameras may have captured the moment the bag was thrown from the car. The remainder of the victim's body has not yet been located. Costa's family noted that he had recently been receiving death threats.

The Civil Police of Paraná (PCPR) are leading the investigation into the circumstances of the crime.