Arturo Gatti’s wife is in custody while police suggest they have the murder weapon and location.
But if they do proceed in a case against Gatti’s wife, as of Sunday, one thing police have yet to indicate is motive.
Is there a motive? Why would Arturo Gatti’s wife murder the former boxer, on the couple’s second honeymoon, in her native country of Brazil?
LALATE was the first to break you the shocking death of Arturo Gatti on Saturday. Less than 12 hours later, police had a suspect - his wife - in custody. But why?
Police have indicated Gatti may have died from strangulation. The weapon? A purse strap, says police reports Sunday. Yet, other reports suggest Gatti also died of a blow to the head. Officials say no bullet or knife wounds were found. But they are reportedly allegedly that Amanda Rodrigues was inconsistent in her statements during an interrogation. How (and why) so many alleged details of an investigation were released to press less than 24 hours after the announced death is unknown.
Police claim Gatti’s wife had no explanation how she was inside the same room 10 hours with Arturo and never noticed he was dead. Police found Gatti with blood on his body, laying on the floor in his underwear.
Yet still no motive.
But indications of marital problems exist. Saturday news of a reported statement by family friend Acelino “Popo” Freitas describing the couple’s marriage crumbling. Freitas tells Globo TV that he recently “knew they were having some sort of problem and were about to separate.”
Freitas’ statement is coupled with reported witness statements the same day that the Gattis were jealous of each other, and allegedly fought Friday night before the murder.
