An illegal immigrant has been arrested for the murder of a woman and for keeping her roommate hostage on .
The Broward Sheriff’s Office announced yesterday that Roberto De Lira, 45, faces first-degree murder and attempted murder charges after the body of a woman was discovered in her home in Pompano Beach, Florida, the reports.
He is accused of entering the home of two women on November 26, killing Nadir Verissimo, 51, and keeping her roommate, who currently remains unidentified, hostage.
The Sheriff’s Office said De Lira knew the victims but did not provide further details as to the relationship between them.
One of Nadir’s friends told that Roberto had refused to accent his relationship with her roommate had come to an end.
The Brazilian suspect has had an immigration hold since November 27.
Nadir Verissimo, 51, was found dead in her home in Pompano Beach, Florida on November 26 by her roommate, who is currently unidentified
Robert De Lira, 45, faces first-degree murder and attempted murder charges and is said to be known to Verissimo and her roommate
Sources told AcheiUSA that Verissimo’s roommate rented a room at her property with De Lira but he was supposedly asked to leave when he threatened to kill his partner.
The source also claimed De Lira was ‘very possessive’ and suggested he waited inside for her to be alone and then ‘choked her’.
As the last to see people to see Verissimo alive, the unnamed roommate is a victim and a witness in the case
She left the house at around 11pm on Wednesday, November 25, and when she returned at around 1am she discovered an intruder was inside.
There De Lira, of Deerfield Beach, is said to have battered, choked and held her hostage before leaving at 2am.
The Sheriff’s Office confirmed the roommate had fallen asleep and when she woke up she realized De Lira, who is a Jiu-Jitsu fighter, had killed Verissimo and she called the police.
Officers found Verissimo ‘unconscious and not breathing’ and declared her dead.
De Lira was arrested later the same day and is being held in Broward’s Main Jail without a bond, reports.
Verissimo’s roommate is both a victim and a witness in the case because she was the last person to see her alive before she left the house they shared. Pictured: Verissimo
The unidentified roommate left the home at around 11pm on Wednesday and returned at around 1am to find an intruder inside
De Lira is reported to have attacked the roommate and kept her hostage before leaving at 2am. She fell asleep and discovered Verissimo’s body in the morning
He faces charges of first-degree murder, attempted murder, burglary with battery, and false imprisonment.
One of Verissimo’s friends, Osedene Oliveira Costa, has since created a GoFundMe page to help pay for her funeral arrangements.
On the page Osdence wrote: ‘Nadir was taken from us in unimaginable way and far too soon. She will be missed as we are all heartbroken.
‘Nadir was not only a friend but I considered her a sister as well. We lived, laughed and played together.
Nadir was a happy person,sweet and always smiling! She loved her job,’ she said.
I love you Nadir. Your kind heart, sweetness and affection were an example to us all. You were a great friend, amazing daughter and a beautiful sister.’
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