A murdered Brazilian woman’s ex-lover is reportedly looking for love on Tinder in Rio de Janeiro just one month after her body was found floating in a river.
The body of 38-year-old Brazilian national Cecilia Haddad was discovered in the Lane Cove River on Sydney’s North Shore on Sunday April 29.
Her ex-boyfriend Mario Marcelo Santoro moved his flights forward and flew from Australia to Brazil the weekend Ms Haddad’s body was discovered.
The body of 38-year-old Brazilian national Cecilia Haddad was discovered floating in the Lane Cove River on Sydney’s North Shore on Sunday April 29
A person purporting to be Mr Santoro (pictured) is using his picture and name on dating app, Tinder, to find love in Rio de Janeiro
Now one month after the murder, a person purporting to be Mr Santoro is using his picture and name on dating app, Tinder, to find love in Rio de Janeiro.
The Tinder profile was being used near Botafogo near Brazil on Saturday, The Australian reported.
Tinder is the most popular dating app for single millennials and can connect people with the touch of a finger.
Mr Santoro has been named by the police as a person of interest in Ms Haddad’s murder, but not a suspect.
Mr Santoro has been named by the police as a person of interest in Ms Haddad’s murder, but not a suspect (pictured together)
Ms Haddad’s body (pictured) was found floating in the Lane Cove River on Sydney’s North Shore on Sunday April 29
Mr Santoro reportedly told police he would travel back to Sydney to assist the police in their murder investigation after Ms Haddad’s body was discovered near Woolwich (pictured)
Mr Santoro reportedly told police he would travel back to Sydney to assist the police in their murder investigation.
New South Wales Police said he had not yet travelled to Australia nor made contact with officers.
‘We definitely would like to speak to him but there’s definitely other people in Sydney we would like to talk to,’ the source told Daily Mail Australia.
Mr Santoro recently claimed he had ‘placed himself at the disposal’ of NSW police, but he is yet to be formally interviewed.
Police originally treated Ms Haddad’s death as a suicide, but a murder investigation was launched when they discovered weights in the pockets of her clothes
Mr Santoro’s aunt in Brazil said he travelled home early at the request of his mother.
The aunt said Mr Santoro’s mother called him back because his father suffered a heart attack and was in hospital.
Police originally treated Ms Haddad’s death as a suicide, but a murder investigation was launched when they discovered weights in the pockets of her clothes.