COD Mobile player Flashlight gets sentenced to 14 years in prison for murdering fellow gamer Sol
On February 23, 2021, Call of Duty Mobile professional player Ingrid Oliveira Bueno da Silva, known as “Sol" was reportedly stabbed to death by a fellow esports player Guilherme Alves Costa in São Paulo, Brazil.
A year and a half later, the accused has been sentenced to 14 years in prison, as per the player's confession. The court's decision was handed out on Monday night, August 15, 2022, by Justice of São Paul. As per the decision made by the magistrate, the covincted cannot appeal for freedom now:
Note: The above information has been obtained from Metrópoles via Google Translate.
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19-year-old Call of Duty player Oliveria was in contact with Costa, who goes by the online alias of "Flashlight." Both of them met online and instantly became good friends due to their mutual love for gaming, especially the battle royale title, Call of Duty.
After approximately a month of getting to know each other through Call of Duty Mobile, Costa went to Oliveria's residence where he stabbed her multiple times at her own residence in the Pirituba neighborhood north of Sao Paulo.
The terrifying crime was first discovered when Costa shared a couple of images of Sol's body on his WhatsApp group after committing the crime. One of the groups, the Gamers Elite Organization, instantly reported the incident to the local authorities and Alves Costa was under arrest within 30 minutes of carrying out the murder.
After being arrested by the legal authorities, Costa showed no signs of remorse or regret and further shared a couple of images on his WhatsApp group. While the real purpose behind the evil act is yet to be known, he blatantly admitted that he had already planned out the murder. The case was then registered as a homicide.
However,
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