
A serious incident has occurred in Brazil, where a father killed his two children and then committed suicide after discovering his wife's infidelity.
40-year-old Thales Machado, a senior local official, shot his two sons, aged 12 and 8, after watching a video showing his wife, Sara Tinoco Araujo, kissing an unknown man in a restaurant.
Machado, who had suspected the woman and hired a private detective, after seeing the video went home and with a gun in his hands shot his sons and then committed suicide.
Thales Machado (40), Secretary of Government, contracted detective who kidnapped his wife in infidelity. Enfurecido, mató a tiros a sus hijos Miguel (12) and Benício (8), quienes murieron en hospital. Luego se suicidó. Yerno del prefeito.
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According to media reports, a few hours before the tragedy, Machado had posted a photo of himself holding one of his sons in his arms, with the caption: "Blessed by God to have you, dad loves you very much."
