Wife plunges to death in elevator while horrified husband watches on security monitor

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Adriana Maria de Jesus, 45, was killed erstwhile a assistance successful the Santo Andre Building successful Sao Paulo, Brazil, abruptly went into freefall and crashed to the crushed astatine precocious speed

A hubby watched his woman plummet to decease connected CCTV erstwhile a assistance successful the gathering helium managed abruptly went into freefall.

Adriana Maria de Jesus, 45, was successful the gathering successful Sao Paulo, Brazil, to sojourn a household she worked for. Footage showed her climbing aboard connected the 5th level of the Santo Andre Building. It climbed 2 floors without incidental but erstwhile it went backmost down to the 2nd it abruptly went into freefall.

Watching connected with fearfulness was Adriana’s hubby Gildelio Alves bash Santos, who was the building’s concierge and saw the mishap done his information monitor. The clip shows the infinitesimal terrified Adriana lifted her hands successful the aerial arsenic she disappeared successful a unreality of smoke, particulate and debris. An probe into the calamity is ongoing.

Husband Gildelio said: "I watched the show surface and saw my woman going up and everything was normal. When it came down I was horrified. My bosom is broken. I person to find the spot to enactment and to get connected with beingness due to the fact that I person to work.”

Adriana was rushed to hospital with aggregate injuries but died a week later. The 2 men successful the lift, aged 63 and 27, survived the autumn and were allowed location aft infirmary treatment. Adriana and Gildelio had been puerility sweethearts but lone joined erstwhile they met again aft 28 years apart. He added: "We met again and had the accidental to unrecorded this puerility emotion for six years."

It emerged successful section media however the assistance was installed erstwhile the flat artifact was built, much than 60 years ago. Sao Paulo Department of Public Security said the lawsuit is investigated arsenic a suspicious decease and bodily injury. A spokesperson said: "We are seeking grounds and listening to witnesses successful bid to clarify the facts."