Crime & Safety
Man Who Killed Teen Daughter was Mad She was Dating 54-Year-Old: Report
A Danbury man who admitted shooting his 19-year-old daughter told police he felt disrespected because of her relationship with an older man.
DANBURY — Walter DaSilva, the Danbury man who admitted to police that he shot and killed his 19-year-old daughter, said he did it because he felt disrespected because she was dating a 54-year-old man, according to the News Times.
The Brazilian national killed his daughter Sabrina DaSilva in New Bedford, Massachusetts on July 3 by shooting her nine times at close range and told police that he shot her so they “could both go to hell," the paper reported. He was arrested by federal agents on Aug. 5 at a Bridgeport pizza parlor. Court documents show he is being held on $500,000 bond and is next due in court on Sept. 6, 2016.
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