A pro gamer who slew a teenage rival with a knife and sword and then chuckled as he filmed her bloodied corpse has been given 14 years behind bars.
Gruesome footage shot by Guilherme Alves Costa, 18, shows victim Ingrid Oliveira Bueno da Silva, 19, lying on his bedroom floor in a pool of blood.
What appears to be a sword handle can be seen sticking out from the victim’s stomach.
Alves Costa – known professionally as Flash Asmodeus – had met Ingrid online through the phone game ‘Call of Duty Mobile’ a month before the crime.
He had apparently lured the teen – who was known in gaming circles as Sol. To his home in Sao Paulo, where he stabbed her to death on 22nd February last year.
He then shot a video of the bloody aftermath, in which he can be heard saying: “Look, how wonderful.”
He sent it on to his gaming team before turning himself in to police.
When asked about his motive for the slaying, Alves Costa merely told police: “I wanted to do it.”
He was remanded in custody, while a police investigation determined that the killing was likely premeditated.
A bizarre, 52-page manifesto called ‘Meu Dicionario’ (My Dictionary) seized by cops revealed how the teen had “planned an attack against Christianity”.
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He appeared in court in Sao Paulo on 8th August, where a jury found him guilty of aggravated murder by majority verdict.
Judge Michelle Porto de Medeiros Cunha Carreiro sentenced him to 14 years behind bars, recommending him for psychiatric counselling.
Joao Marcos Alves Batista – from the defendant’s legal team – said he would appeal the judge’s sentence.
Said: “I understand that the sentence should be 12 years.”
A private psychiatrist consulted by the legal team said Alves Costa had persistent delusional disorder and antisocial personality disorder.
Defence lawyers are also trying to get him out of prison and into a hospital – something that is opposed by public prosecutor Rodrigo Alves Goncalves.
The public prosecutor’s office had concluded in April last year that the suspect did not have any mental health issues.
In a statement, FBI Esports – Ingrid’s gaming team – said: “She an excellent player, she had a space in our hearts.
“She was an extraordinary person, always motivating us and believing.
“Her connection with all the members was super good, super respectful, friendly and extremely polite.
“We owe her and her family our utmost respect and our condolences.”
