Yesterday evening, Saturday, social networking sites were abuzz with news of the suicide of former Brazil and Barcelona defender Dani Alves in prison, where the retired player is serving his sentence after being convicted of a sexual assault case.
The Catalan Supreme Court condemned it Elvis On February 22, he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a nightclub in Barcelona in 2022, and sentenced him to 4 and a half years in prison, obligating the player, who confirmed all the time that the sex act was consensual, to pay 150,000 euros ($163,000) to the victim.
The 40-year-old former Barcelona defender was arrested in January From last year In the Spanish city, he has been held in prison since then.
Albuquerque rumor about Dani Alves
Yesterday evening, the Brazilian journalist, Polo Albuquerque, reported that Alves had committed suicide in his cell, causing social media around the world to erupt with football fans, Barcelona and Brazil fans, after the player was one of the legends of the game in the full-back position.
A short time later, a veteran Brazilian journalist, Marcelo Becler, reported that the former full-back’s agents denied what was being circulated about suicide, and confirmed that he had spoken with a lawyer from… Elvis agents.
Several Brazilian press sources confirmed that the account opened on the
Dani Alves, the youngest son of the former defender, who in turn denied the circulating news, indicated that his father’s agents are considering taking legal measures against those who spread the rumours.
“Dani Alves’ mental health”
It is worth noting that the global website “Ghoul” reported that previous reports had confirmed that there were real concerns about Elvis’ mental health after his sentencing.
The Elvis case attracted great attention not only because Player famebut also because sexual assault is an increasingly important topic in Spanish public affairs.
It is also one of the most high-profile trials in Spain since a law was passed in 2022 that made consent an essential element in sexual assault cases, and increased the minimum prison sentence for assaults involving violence.
Alves won more than 40 titles with Brazil and clubs including Barcelona, Sevilla, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain.
Following his arrest, the Mexican club Pumas terminated his contract, and Barcelona also removed his name from the list of club legends in the team’s stores and its private museum.
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