Henry Borel case: trial of Jairinho and Monique goes to eighth day
The trial for the death of Henry Borel will enter its eighth day this Monday (1st), at the II Jury Court in Rio de Janeiro. According to a report released by TJRJ, the jury session of Jairo Souza Santos Júnior and Monique Medeiros will resume at 10am.
The expectation is that the next steps of the trial will advance to the phase of witnesses linked to Jairinho's defense. The seventh day of the jury, held on Sunday (31), was marked by the testimony of nanny Thayná de Oliveira Ferreira.
During the hearing, she stated that she was instructed by Monique to delete messages and omit information after the child's death, which occurred in March 2021. The witness also reported situations that she considered suspicious involving Jairinho and Henry.
According to Thayná, on at least three occasions, the former councilor took the boy to a room, remained alone with him for some time and, afterwards, the child complained of pain.
The nanny also stated that, in some of these episodes, there were loud sounds in the room or total silence in the room.
According to Thayná's testimony, Henry would have had headaches after some of these situations and, when questioned, he would say that he had fallen out of bed or that he could not talk about what happened. On one occasion, he explained that, after the period he spent in the closed room with Jairinho, Henry came out limping.
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On the left Dr. Jairinho, on the right Monique Medeiros with her son Henry Borel - Arte/CNN
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Monique Medeiros at a hearing to hear witnesses in the process regarding the death of the boy Henry Borel - Photo: MARCOS PORTO/AGÊNCIA O DIA/AGÊNCIA O DIA/ESTADÃO CONTEÚDO
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Monique Medeiros at a hearing to hear witnesses in the process regarding the death of the boy Henry Borel - Photo: MARCOS PORTO/AGÊNCIA O DIA/AGÊNCIA O DIA/ESTADÃO CONTEÚDO
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Monique Medeiros, mother of Henry Borel and accused of omission in her son's death, installed an electronic ankle bracelet and was placed under house arrest, as established by the courts - CNN
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Monique Medeiros, mother of Henry Borel and accused of omission in her son's death, installed an electronic ankle bracelet and was placed under house arrest, as established by the courts - CNN
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Monique Medeiros, mother of Henry Borel and accused of omission in her son's death, installed an electronic ankle bracelet and was placed under house arrest, as established by the courts - CNN
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Arrest of former councilor Dr. Jairinho in the Henry Borel Case - ESTADÃO CONTÚDO
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Former councilor Jairo Souza Santos Júnior, known as Jairinho, in a hearing at the Court of Justice of Rio de Janeiro, in the center of Rio de Janeiro - Photo: PAULO CARNEIRO/PHOTOPRESS/ESTADÃO CONTEÚDO
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Dr. Jairinho, boyfriend of Monique Medeiros da Costa e Silva, mother of the boy Henry Borel, after giving a statement about the death of the 4-year-old boy - Tânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil
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Also according to Thayná, all these situations were communicated to Monique, through messages, calls or face-to-face conversations and that Monique found out from Henry himself who, on one occasion, said in a video call that his "uncle" (referring to Jairinho) had hit him.
To CNN Brasil, Thayná's lawyer, Juliana Nascimento, added that after the boy's death, the nanny and maid were called to a law firm, where she was coerced by Monique to lie. According to Juliana, the boy's mother told Thayná to delete the messages and say that the "family lived in harmony".
Interrogation of defendants and final debates
After the conclusion of the hearings of all witnesses, the procedural rite provides for the interrogation of Jairinho and Monique Medeiros. This will be the moment when the defendants will be able to present their versions of the events that occurred in March 2021.
See also: Henry Borel: Jairinho asks to leave before the child's father testifies
Jairinho is accused of being the perpetrator of the attacks that resulted in 23 injuries and the boy's death, while Monique is charged with homicide by omission, under the thesis that she was aware of the attacks and did not act to prevent them.
Once the interrogations are over, the trial enters the phase of oral debates between the Public Prosecutor's Office and the defense lawyers. The final decision will be made by the Sentencing Council, made up of seven jurors, who will vote to convict or acquit the defendants.
In case of conviction with a sentence of more than 15 years, the Court may order the immediate arrest of the accused while still in plenary.
Source: CNN