A teenager killed his family because of an affair in the game Fortnite (5 photos)

A 14-year-old Brazilian man shot his parents and younger brother. According to the accused, the family did not approve of his online relationships in the popular game Fortnite.





The incident was reported on Tuesday, June 24. The grandmother went to the police with her grandson. She said that since Saturday, June 21, she has been trying unsuccessfully to contact the family. The teenager said that his three-year-old brother choked on a piece of glass, and the parents urgently went to the hospital by taxi and did not return.



Services began searching for the child in hospitals in Itaperuna, a city northeast of Rio de Janeiro, but found no record of his admission. On Wednesday (June 25), police searched the family home and found blood stains on the parents' mattress. They also found bloody clothing with signs of arson. A foul odor led them to a water cistern behind the house. Inside were the decomposing bodies of António Carlos Teixeira, Ana Flávia de Oliveira Freitas Teixeira and their infant son.



Lead investigator Carlos Augusto Guimarães told local media: "The amount of blood was not consistent with the domestic incident he described. As soon as we found the bodies, the teenager confessed to the crime. He said he shot his father and mother in the head and his brother in the neck. We asked him why he killed the boy. He said he wanted to spare him the pain of losing his parents."

Teixeira waited until the parents were asleep and then took the father's gun from under the mattress. He shot them in their sleep, then carried the bodies to the cistern and washed the floors.



The gun that the killer was taught to use by his father was found in the grandmother's house. Police believe that she was not involved in the crime and did not know anything.

As for the motive, the teenager was in an online relationship in the game Fortnite with a 15-year-old girl who lived on the other side of the country. His parents were against it and forbade him from traveling to see her.



Detectives also found out that the boy was looking for information on how to get compensation. According to information, his father had insurance for 33,000 Brazilian reals.

The teenager was arrested. He is accused of triple murder, committed under aggravating circumstances.

Guimarães commented: "He explained very dryly how he did it. He is a cold-blooded guy, he has no remorse at all. We asked if he regretted it and he said no, he would do it all over again. His answers were quick and he constantly emphasized his masculinity. It was like psychopathy. Maybe he planned it all out in advance, or maybe he's just really smart."

The shooter's online friend, who had been communicating with him for five years, was questioned in the presence of her mother.