Questão jurídica principal
Whether the qualified kidnapping conviction for cruelty under Art. 184(3) CP was unlawful
Decisão extraída
The kidnapping was cruel because the defendant threatened the child, kept her blinded with adhesive tape for hours, and caused suffering beyond the normal deprivation of liberty.
Fundamentação extraída
Cruelty requires suffering exceeding what is inherent in the basic offence; on the established facts, the child’s prolonged blinding and terror satisfied that threshold.