Doctor rushed to hospital after her toyboy lover 'was fatally-stabbed at behest of her furious husband' - but she wasn't there to help him

Daily Mail​

17-07-2025

A doctor under investigation for the murder of her lover was instructed by her husband to delete a video that captured the attack, Brazilian authorities have revealed.
Ivan Bonotto, 35, was stabbed March 22 at a bar in Sorriso, Mato Grosso that is owned by the gynecologist's partner before he died after going into cardiac arrest on April 13.
Bonotto was rushed to Sorriso Regional Hospital, where Dr. Sabrina de Mello arrived four minutes after he was admitted, according to the Mato Grosso Civil Police.
Dr. de Mello, a mother-of-two, was dressed in scrubs and told security that she was there to visit Bonotto, whom she described as a friend.
The physician was seen on video walking behind the hospital staff as they hurried him to the operating room and deleting text messages and the footage of the fight that Bonotto recorded on his cell phone.
Dr. de Mello told investigators that she erased the messages and video because she was looking to 'protect the victim.'
On Tuesday, authorities arrested Dr. de Mello, on charges of procedural fraud and obstruction of justice. Tacca was taken into custody for masterminding the attack while his friend, local businessman Danilo Guimarães, was arrested for killing Bonotto.
Bonotto was a good friend of Tacca and often stayed at the family residence.
A selfie taken by Dr. de Mello showed Bonotto drinking a beer and a smiling Tacca in the background.
'Thanks for the visit,' the doctor's caption read.
Two other captions read: 'They go, I don't' and 'Excellent company.'
Another photo taken by the gynecologist showed her, Bonotto and Tacca at a pool.
Surveillance video footage showed Bonotto visiting the home March 9 and kissing the doctor in the garage.
They spent some time inside the residence before they walked out and kissed again.
After learning that one of his closest friends and his wife were romantically involved, Tacca lured Bonotto to his bar, where he and Guimarães faked the scene of a fight, which Bonotto is said to have captured on video.
At one point, Guimarães attacked Bonotto and stabbed him multiple times.
Tacca presented himself at a police station and told investigators that he did not know Bonotto and that the brawl was sparked by drinking at the bar.
Guimarães indicated that he was involved in the fight, but that he stabbed Bonotto to protect himself.
Mato Grosso Civil Police chief Bruno Brança said they discovered that Tacca and Guimarães remained at the bar and spoked for 'one minute and 42 seconds.'
'After the person [Guimarães] left, the bar owner waited another 11 minutes, with the victim in critical condition, to take him to the hospital,' he said.
'The claim that he had called the police and fire department is false. There was no connection in the records.'
'What we know is that the story about a bar fight is a lie,' Brança added. 'There was no fight, no self-defense, no racist abuse. What happened was an attack from behind, which we believe was planned.'