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Arturo Gatti Death: Wife To Be Charged With Premeditated Murder
Amanda Rodrigues, wife of slain Montreal boxer, Arturo Gatti, will reportedly be charged with premediated murder. Police officials have said Rodriques’ story of what happened had many inconsistencies and she is the number one suspect in Gatti’s death.
From Boxingscene.com:
According to Rodrigues, she woke up on the morning of July 11 and claimed to have found Gatti with damage to the back of his head and strangle marks on his neck.
When police arrived on the scene, a bloody purse strap was discovered in the room. As BoxingScene.com reported on Saturday, officials believe that Gatti was strangled to death with the purse strap. Police officials held a press conference with Brazilian media and they believe the wife strangled Gatti to death when he passed out from being drunk.
Based on the information pieced together by police, the couple went to dinner on Friday night. They later went to bar and left on foot. Witnesses told police that the couple had an argument on the street after leaving the bar and Gatti pushed his wife to the ground. It was said that she suffered minor injuries to her chin and left elbow. Gatti, with their one-year-old, caught a taxi back to their room. The wife returned later on. Gatti was drunk as the couple had been drinking beer and wine for most of the night.
Police believe that Gatti was passed out from being drunk and his wife stabbed him to the back of the head with a kitchen knife, although the wound was not significant enough to kill him. He was then strangled to death with the purse strap while he was laying down.
The wife is being held by police. She has not confessed to the crime and tried to blame a third party for the murder. Police say the possibility of a third party gaining access to the room is nearly impossible.
“It is humanly impossible, because access to the room is done only with a magnetic card. The apartment is on the second floor, and only has one window, and it would be necessary to climb in order to come in,” said one police official who is familiar with the investigation.
Police expect to have expert reports ready in about two weeks. Gatti’s relatives have arrived in the country to claim his body.
What would Amanda’s motive be? Of course, when a murder occurs and the spouse is the one accused, it could be a number of things… money, sex, abuse, cheating, just to name a few. I just never understand, how one parent can take the life of their co-parent (whether they are together or not)… do they not think of their child? So, their precious son is now fatherless, and if Amanda Rodriquez is guilty of this crime, that boy will be motherless. What a shame.
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Amanda Rodrigues Gatti: Murderer? (PHOTOS) | Famecrawler commented on Jul 12 09 at 6:17 pm[...] Amanda Rodrigues has been charged with murder, and a baby boy is fatherless and could grow up with a mother behind bars. Tragic. [...]
Update: Arturo Gatti Family Is Devastated | Famecrawler commented on Jul 13 09 at 8:01 amKaren commented on Jul 12 09 at 2:26 pmWhat happens is the women get sick and tired of being abused physically, sexually and mentally, especially in front of their children and take the matter into their own hands in a matter of self preservation. She was beaten in front of people that evening and no one came to her aid. If she didn’t kill him what would of happened is he would of killed her, and gotten away with it or taken her son from her.
Vincent commented on Jul 12 09 at 2:40 pmKaren- That is an idiotic way of looking at this tragity. Remember abuse is a two way street at times and playing the “buzz word ” card is old hat and doesn’t fly. Remember they were on their 2nd honeymoon so i think they inately know each other fairly well. Bottomline is there is no excuse for killing another individual unless it’s in self defense and your life is being threatened where as Ms Rodriques situation clearly doesn’t apply. How about a little common sense people!!!
puasamanda commented on Jul 12 09 at 2:59 pmUh, Vincent? “Abuse is a two way street at times…?” What exactly are you saying here? Is it two way in that people hit each other sometimes, and not just one is always the aggressor – or two way in that some people are “asking for it?” Cause I am really confused by that statement. Also, the abuse that was witnessed by others that night is MOST LIKELY indicative of far worse things happening behind closed doors, away from the shame and stigma of hurting your wife in public. When someone is in a relationship in which they are abused, their life IS being threatened, and aggressive action back at the abuser IS in self-defense. Physical abuse follows a recognizable pattern in the vast majority of cases – and that pattern shows that it escalates over time, is far worse in private than in public, and often ends in the eventual death of the victim at the hands of the abuser. How about a little common sense, indeed!
Ramiro commented on Jul 12 09 at 4:40 pmDear Karen at 2:26 pm.
Obviously you are a man hater. My guess is you are probably at least a two or three time loser (twice or three times divorced)… So a human being has right to take the life of another because of what that person thinks “might happen” if they don’t murder the person first? You’re the true meaning of CUNT !
somwhere commented on Jul 12 09 at 4:58 pmramiro, a woman hater/ wife beater? relax, no need for name calling ok, everyone has righ to their own opinion and YOU dont have to agree with it! let the evidence show wat happend, keep ur name calling to urslf because im sure whn done to u, u dont like it!
jt commented on Jul 12 09 at 5:53 pmlast week it was air mcnair, this week it is thunder gotti.
i gotta watch closely who im dating. these chicks are crazy
Bubbles commented on Jul 12 09 at 6:05 pmI dated Arturo for a time. He never once put a hand on me. I really hate that people blame on the man when a wife is suspected of murder.
george commented on Jul 12 09 at 6:29 pmKaren you are obviously insane. the guy didnt kill his wife she killed him you need to go gget youre head checked. as for everyone having right to an opinion …yes that is true but when an opinion is based on pure ignorance such as “karens” its best to keep it to yourself. the man was killed with his 1 year old in the same damn hotel room get a grip karen
george commented on Jul 12 09 at 6:30 pmone last thing women can be aggressors too
danny commented on Jul 12 09 at 7:11 pmI installed central a/c system in his duplex aprx six years ago in weehawken n.j across from new york on the water , he owned. He was dating a girl named vivian, she was also from brazil,strange enough. rest in peace god bless.
Vincent M. Campise commented on Jul 12 09 at 7:19 pmIts a shame that murder had to be the altenative to any marrital problems. Especially when there is a child involved. What a shame. R.I.P Arturo. He was a legend to the sport. You will be greatly missed.
Amanda commented on Jul 13 09 at 12:12 amOk so he pushes her down and that automatically makes him guilty of other cases of abuse?? No one can know that for sure. And it definitely doesn’t give her the right to kill him, whether or not he was seriously abusing her. Has she never heard of divorce??? All these females think they’re victims all the time and that gives them the right to kill their men. That’s bullshit. Get a divorce! As for all you people who are defending his wife for killing him, you all are freaking ridiculous. I sure as hell hope there are no ppl like you on the jury because I would not want to see this woman go free for murdering her husband and father of her child.
Justaguy commented on Jul 13 09 at 4:22 amHe is dead. Stabbed in the back of the head. Strangled while he was passed out. Dead. I guess we’ll never hear his side of the story. But I do know this: We’ve all seen opponents of Arturo’s whom he abused in the ring. And this woman is going to claim she was abused? Phhhht! Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. If that defense doesn’t work I guess that her back up plan is that he committed suicide! Heck, stabbed in the back of the head, strangled while unconcious….I don’t know? He was one tough son of a gun, he just may have commited suicide like this.
Kelly commented on Jul 13 09 at 4:41 amObviously Karen is a misandric, man-hating, feminist bitch!! The misandry of women like her knows no bounds. Their hatred for men allows their twisted little pea-brains to even try to rationalize murder! Women always use claims of “abuse” when they murder their husbands. Why don’t men use this excuse too? Many women verbally and psycholigically abuse their husbands to the point where the men would be completely justified in beating or killing their wives! Should we allow men to beat or kill their wives if the men claim they are being abused? Two can play the “abuse card”. If she was being abused, then she could have got a divorce and went to a woman’s shelter. “Abuse” is just HER side of the story; I’m sure he felt she was totally abusing him too (psychologically, verbally, emotionally, cheating on him, etc) Abuse does NOT justify murder! No partner, male or female, has the right to take the law into their own hands and murder their spouse just because they feel they were being “abused”.
He was passed out drunk, so it is NOT self defense. She could have easily left and went to the cops and got protection and got a divorce. No, this was just a typical case of one spouse hating the other and deciding to kill them to get even. Fuck dumb feminist bitches like you, Karen! You want “equality”? Well women who murder their husbands should be EXECUTED the same way that men who commit murder are.
mike commented on Jul 13 09 at 7:39 amif the trail were held in NY, she would get 6 months probation using the battered wife defense.
My first wife, a raging drunk, liked to hit me in the head with wine bottles. My second wife, an abstainer,
prefers to throw boiling water on me. All my fault of course.
mike commented on Jul 13 09 at 7:40 amif the trial were held in NY, she would get 6 months probation using the battered wife defense.
My first wife, a raging drunk, liked to hit me in the head with wine bottles. My second wife, an abstainer,
prefers to throw boiling water on me. All my fault of course.
the truth commented on Jul 13 09 at 11:05 amHey KAREN and all you other “pro women poster” please keep your comments to yourself. Coming from actually knows whats going on this thing not person has been taking money out of his accounts for the past month without him knowing. Also she just recentley tried to get him to change his will so all the money will go to her and the kid and none to his family. Yeah sounds like a really scarred women, no it sounds like a money hungry brazilian stripper trying to make a buck any way she can. Family and friends never liked her everyone knew she was bad news just did not know to this extent. So before you go opening your mouth about this poor abused lady take some time and try to use that little brain of yours.
Heather commented on Jul 13 09 at 12:49 pmRIP….you did not deserve this. You will be missed & always will I be a fan of yours
Gman commented on Jul 13 09 at 5:51 pmFor all the women who think murder is ok the case of an abbusive relationship
would u agree to it if Gatti found out she was cheating?
Amanda was a stripper who some will say was “fun” at times & that was gattis argument with her, plus he was blitz on alcohol so one can see where the shove from gatti came from….maybe in a fit he should have killed her according to some of ur logic?! Abbuse works two ways & isn’t always physical. By the way gattis promoter pat lynch went on record saying how in Montreal he wittnessed her throwing her usual fits & throwing lamps & furniture @ gatti, but if a woman attacks a man should just take it?
She was no angel & was nuts plain & simple
by the way none of his other girlfriends complained of abuse
debbie commented on Jul 14 09 at 11:25 amI bet the bitch needed to be pushed to the ground! She was a tramp in plain English, supposedly parading around half naked when in Brazil. That still doesn’t give her the right to kill him. I’m a woman, and there are no victims only volunteers. IF, and I mean IF…. he was abusive to her, than she should have left him. I just wish he was alive so I could ask him, why a dirty stripper…. he obviously could of had any woman he chose. Just a senseless shame, and that poor baby. What a stand up mom, she kills his father when the kid is SUPPOSEDLY one floor up. I don’t believe that either. I hope she rots in hell!!!!! REal stand-up broad, I can tell by her profession,she thinks highly of herself!
Tijeras Cowgirl commented on Jul 15 09 at 3:59 pmHis ex fiancee thought he was a great guy, and she had a daughter by him.
This murderess gave him a black eye, threw things at him, vandalized his car, and went ‘off’ at one of his matches. She was a jealous control freak who according to his family, threatened to ‘kill him’ numerous times while on one of her ‘rants’. She did try to get him to change his will. She is a murderous conniving looney who has used her looks and body to get what she wants and is used to manipulating men and getting what she wants. I think she was too stupid to realize the electric locks on the resort room they were in, would make a LIAR out of her and prove no one else was in the room.
Like one of the other comments stated..none of his ex girlfriends had any complaint. This gold digger is a DEMON and deserves LIFE IN PRISON at the least. What about arturos other little girl from his ex fiancee? Now she has no daddy either. What a selfish..souless…heatless…’thing’…she murdered him.
Pathetic excuse for a human being. She could have just filed for divorce…she did not have to take his life.
a7xaustin commented on Oct 04 10 at 2:59 pmkaren youre just like my dads bitch girlfriend. i found out she cheated on him yesterday. my dad means the world to me. my mom stabbed him several times and he lived it she threw glasses at his face and everything else. my dads a proffesional boxer as well. youre one of those women who beleive that men are out to get women thats not true. people never throw up how the women cheated on the man its always the man cheated on the women. gotti was my favorite boxer. i hate this happned they need to give her the death penalty.
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