Brazil man says needles were meant to kill stepson

Fox ^ | 12/22/09 | MARCO SIBAJA

[FredJake]

The 2-year-old boy who had nearly three dozen sewing needles shoved into his body by his stepfather is expected to undergo another surgery this week, doctors said Monday.

A day after a jailed Brazilian man admitted in a television interview he wanted to kill the boy to spite his wife, doctors said they will try to remove three needles from the boy's abdominal region on Wednesday.

The boy is recovering well from a five-hour operation Friday to remove four rusty needles that were near his heart and in his lungs.

He is expected to undergo a third surgery in the near future at the Ana Nery hospital where he is being treated in the northeastern city of Salvador, said hospital spokeswoman Susy Moreno.

Speaking from his cell phone Sunday, 30-year-old bricklayer Roberto Carlos Magalhaes told how he doped the child with wine mixed in water, then

The boy was too drunk from the wine mixture to cry while the needles were being pushed in, but he felt pain after the alcohol wore off, Magalhaes said.

A 2-year-old boy in the hospital in northeastern Brazil

Exray of the boy with the visible needles.

[TChris]

*speechless*

I can't even imagine...

[Sax]

I don’t even want to read the story. Just stake this POS to an anthill and be done with him.

[equalitybeforethelaw]

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[DoughtyOne]

This Brazilian man deserves one needle, and quick.

[reagan_fanatic]

I wonder if this monster has any idea what’s in store for him when he faces the Almighty for judgement?

[chargers fan]

I always remember the line in South Park when Stan's mother gets a new boyfriend after her divorce and Stan doesn't like her new husband.

Stan, when I say you are the most important thing to me I mean that you are the most important thing to me after my relationships and my happiness.

[DieHard the Hunter]

> I wonder if this monster has any idea what’s in store for him when he faces the Almighty for judgement?

Let's take a glimpse into his future:

[ReneeLynn]

This was daddy and his girlfriend.

[Politicalmom]

It was the STEPfather and his girlfriend.