In fact, this is the standard procedure for recording deaths from unnatural causes. In response to UOL’s request, the Secretariat of Public Security of São Paulo states that it always investigates the circumstances that led to the death in these cases. According to the police report released by the family, the dentist’s cause of death was a traumatic brain injury.
Registration does not mean that the hypothesis of accidental death is excluded. The case is being analyzed by the Legal Medical Institute (IML) and the Criminalistics Institute (IC).
Investigators have already analyzed the crime scene and confiscated Rafael’s cell phone. Once the reports from these analyzes are ready, it may be determined that the death was an accident or recommended that an inquest be opened to further investigate the case.
In a post, the family said he hit his head on the bottom of the pool: “We are grieving! This morning Rafa went for his morning swim as usual, he was at home getting ready to go into his pool for a dip. , like he does every day! But today God wanted this dive to be different and Rafa ended up hitting his head! Doctors tried to resuscitate him, but unfortunately he arrived at the hospital dead. (Folhapress)