This is the horrifying CCTV footage watched by a husband as he saw his wife plunge to her death in an out-of-control lift.
The clip, recorded on security cameras at a smart apartment block in Sao Paulo, Brazil, shows victim Adriana Maria de Jesus, 45, on her way to work with a family who lived there.
It later emerged that her husband Gildelio Alves do Santos, the building’s concierge, had watched her last moments on his security monitor.
The footage, which emerged in local media on October 9, shows Adriana getting into the elevator at the Santo Andre Building on the fifth floor.
As it goes up two floors two men enter and the lift starts to go down again.
But when it returns to the fifth floor it suddenly went into free fall, plunging towards the ground floor at high speed.
The clip, recorded on security cameras at a smart apartment block in Sao Paulo, Brazil , shows victim Adriana Maria de Jesus, 45, on her way to work
When it returns to the fifth floor it suddenly went into free fall, plunging towards the ground floor at high speed
Husband Gildelio Alves do Santos (pictured, right), the building’s concierge, had watched his wife Adriana’s (pictured, left) last moments on his security monitor
Terrified Adriana lifts her hands in the air but moments later she disappears in a cloud of smoke, dust and debris while the lift hits the ground at tremendous speed as the clip ends.
The shocking accident happened more than two months ago but an investigation into Adriana’s death has barely begun, according to local media reports.
Husband Gildelio said: ‘I watched the monitor screen and saw my wife going up and everything was normal.
‘When it came down I was horrified.’
He added: ‘My heart is broken. I have to find the strength to work and to get on with life because I have to work.’
Adriana was rushed to hospital with multiple injuries but died a week later on 13th August.
The two men in the lift, aged 63 and 27, survived the fall and were allowed home after hospital treatment.
Adriana was rushed to hospital with multiple injuries but died a week later on 13th August
Sao Paulo Department of Public Security said the case is investigated as a suspicious death and bodily injury
Adriana and Gildelio had been childhood sweethearts but only married when they met again after 28 years apart
Adriana and Gildelio had been childhood sweethearts but only married when they met again after 28 years apart.
He added: ‘We met again and had the chance to live this childhood love for six years.’
It emerged in local media that the lift is the same one that was installed when the apartment block was built 60 years ago.
Sao Paulo Department of Public Security said the case is investigated as a suspicious death and bodily injury.
A spokesperson said: ‘We are seeking evidence and listening to witnesses in order to clarify the facts,.’
The apartment block’s contract engineers Atlas Schindler would only say it is assisting the police investigation and had urged the building’s owners to upgrade the lift.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
