Prosecution attorneys yesterday argued that the 25 crime scene photos of Carlos Castro—the Portuguese fashion writer who was castrated and murdered in a Times Square hotel in January—are "too gruesome" to be given to defense lawyers. The judge in the case disagreed, however, saying that lawyers for Renato Seabra—the male model accused of the grisly murder—should be allowed to examine the photographs.
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Photos Of Castrated Murdered Man Too Gruesome To Share, Claims Prosecutors
Castrating Male Model Seeks Insanity Defense
It was looking increasingly likely that 21-year-old Portuguese male model Renato Seabra would plead insanity and today his lawyer made it official. Seabra is accused of choking, stabbing, castrating with a corkscrew, ramming in the face with a computer monitor and stomping on the head of his older male lover, the Portuguese writer Carlos Castro, in a Times Square Hotel room last January.
Alleged Castrating Model Gets Suit, Still Might Claim Insanity
The case of the alleged castrating male model continues. When last we saw Renato Seabra—the Portuguese male model accused of choking, stabbing, castrating with a corkscrew, ramming in the face with a computer monitor and stomping on the head of the gay Portuguese writer Carlos Castro in a Times Square Hotel room last January—his lawyer was mulling the possibility of dragging the case on with a psychiatric defense (while also trying to block prosecutors from using Seabra's confession). Today Seabra came back to court (this time ditching the orange jumper for a snazzy suit his mom bought him) and his lawyer told the judge that... they still haven't decided if they'll go the insanity route.
Accused Castrating Model May Take the Insanity Route
The case of Renato Seabra, the Portuguese male model accused of killing his older lover Carlos Castro in a Times Square hotel in January, may not be open and shut. Despite a January 7 confession from Seabra that he stabbed and castrated Castro, a fashion writer and gay activist, before smashing a computer monitor over his head and stomping on his face, the young man's lawyers are now seriously mulling a psychiatric defense.
Castrating Male Model Is Huge In Portugal
The case of Renato Seabra, the male model accused of murdering his maybe-lover Carlos Castro in a Times Square hotel last month, has garnered a fair share of headlines here in New York. It does, after all, have the hallmarks of a tabloid wet dream: models, sex, violence, and a castration via corkscrew. But apparently Portugal, from whence both the victim and the alleged murderer hail, is going insane for the story.
Male Model Pleads Not Guilty To Castration, Murder
Renato Seabra, the 21-year-old model accused of castrating and killing gay Portuguese journalist Carlos Castro on January 7 in a Times Square hotel room, pleaded not guilty in court today. But court documents painted a very different picture.
"Shoe Impressions" Left On Slain Journalist's Face
In yesterday's arraignment of Renato Seabra, the model who is accused of violently murdering Portuguese journalist Carlos Castro in a Times Square hotel room, more gruesome details about the murder came out. Seabra said he placed Castro in a chokehold, stabbed and castrated him with a corkscrew, and then stomped his face so hard a bone in his neck broke. According to documents, "shoe impressions" were left on Castro's face.
Slain Journalist's Sister Feels Bad For Suspected Killer's Mom
The sisters of Carlos Castro, the Portuguese journalist who was brutally murdered and castrated in a New York hotel room he was sharing with male model Renato Seabra, arrived in New York yesterday to claim their brother's body. But while mourning their brother, Maria Castro said she felt sorry for Seabra's mom, who told reporters, My son was not Carlos Castro's lover" and, "My son, being a golden boy, who is so good, he didn't do this." Maria Castro said, "I feel very sorry for his mom. She's probably suffering a lot."
Model Castrated Journalist With Corkscrew To Banish Gay Demons
Male model Renato Seabra confessed yesterday to the brutal killing of 65-year-old Portuguese journalist Carlos Castro and has been charged with second-degree murder. He also went into chilling detail about why and how he beat and castrated Castro. One police source told the Daily News, "He said he did it to get rid of [Castro's] homosexual demons."
Murdered Foreign Journalist's Model Companion In Custody
The 20-year-old companion of the Portuguese journalist and gay rights activist who was found castrated and fatally beaten is in police custody at Bellevue Hospital. Renato Seabra, who is undergoing evaluation, had checked into the Intercontinental Hotel in Times Square last week with Carlos Castro, 65, and he was seen leaving the hotel in a panic on Friday night by a friend of Castro's, telling the friend, "[Castro]’s not coming out" of the room. The concerned friend then asked the hotel to check on Castro, whose mutilated body was found in a 34th floor room.
Man Found Dead, Castrated In Times Square Hotel Room
Last night, police found the beaten and castrated naked body of a 65-year-old Portuguese journalist in a room at the Intercontinental Hotel in Times Square. According to the Daily News, "The naked body of Carlos Castro, 65, was found lying face-up in a pool of blood inside his 34th-floor room" at 7 p.m. and police named his 20-year-old companion, model Renato Seabra, a person of interest. Cops eventually found Seabra at Bellevue Hospital.
Woman Sentenced To 5 To 15 Years For Castration Killing
The Queens woman found guilty of suffocating her abusive stepfather and cutting off his penis in 2007 was sentenced yesterday to five to 15 years in prison — the maximum sentence for the charge of second-degree manslaughter. Brigitte Harris, 29, was acquitted of murder charges last month, but found guilty of the lesser manslaughter charge after her lawyers argued she wasn't attempting to kill the victim, Eric Goodridge, but protect her nieces from a "pattern of repeated systemic sexual abuse" perpetrated against her since she was 3 years old.
Woman Who Castrated, Killed Abusive Father Gets Manslaughter
The woman who killed her abusive father after strangling and castrating him in 2007 was acquitted of murder yesterday. However, Brigitte Harris was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter, a verdict she immediately said she was happy with. The 28-year-old had told jurors that, after years of rape and physical abuse at her father's hands, she was just trying to prevent him from abusing his two young granddaughters (her nieces), but not kill him.
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