foxsports
A Brazilian soccer player accused of faking his own kidnapping to get out of a team training session faces up to six months in prison, police said Friday.
Somalia, a player for the Rio club Botafogo, made a police report Wednesday alleging he had been carjacked by an armed man and forced to drive around for two hours — during training time — before being robbed of money and jewelry.
But inconsistencies in his complaint raised suspicions, and officers discovered that security-video footage from Somalia's home didn't back up his story.
Police chief Juliana Domingues said the player could face a serious criminal charge of fabricating a crime.
ADVERTISEMENT
share
