Santos Abreu is believed to have argued and then struck the referee after being unhappy with a decision.
It is believed the referee was carrying a knife throughout the match and fatally stabbed the player in retaliation.Santos Abreu was rushed to hospital but died from injuries on the way.
Outraged by the incident, some spectators then apparently decided to inflict a gruesome revenge on the referee.
According to reports, the referee was tied up, beaten, stoned and quartered. They then put his head on a stake and planted it in the middle of the pitch.
Liveleak.com has the graphic video of the aftermath of the attack. Not for the squeamish!
3 comments:
Dear lord, some of those people were in their bare feet in that hospital!
freakin gruesome buddy, They take football very serious in Brazil.
3rd world barbarians.
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