Forbes-listed billionaire, 64, discovered useless alongside spouse and canine at beachside mansion

A billionaire has been discovered useless subsequent to the our bodies of his spouse and canine inside their beachside mansion.

Brazilian Jose Bezerra de Menezes Neto, 64, died alongside Luciana, 62, and their pet on Saturday morning. All three are believed to have been killed by a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning following a boiler leak.

All three had been discovered by the couple’s son Rodrigo Passos Bezerra de Menezes, 27, who was at home with a number of different family members on the time of the deaths. No one else was affected. The tragic incident occurred at their luxurious home in Guaruja, on the coast of Sao Paulo in Brazil. It is believed that carbon monoxide had collected on the higher flooring of the building, the place Jose and Luciana had been.

The Sao Paulo Civil Police stated they believed that fumes leaked from gear used to warmth the building. While an post-mortem later confirmed that the pair died of carbon monoxide poisoning, experiences The Sun.

However, a police spokesman stated they had been ready to verify the technical purpose for the leak however speculated {that a} pipe could have burst. This may have resulted within the toxic gasoline remaining contained in the property as a substitute of being pumped safely outdoors.

Binho Bezerra, as he was identified, was the ninth richest man in Brazil based on Forbes and lived in one of many priciest houses inside a personal, gated neighborhood. It was reported, although, that the couple didn’t have a working carbon monoxide detector of their mansion.

Mr Bezerra was price an estimated BRL 1.55 billion (£249million) and was additionally listed as quantity 205 on the checklist of Brazilian wealthy folks. He labored as a banker and was the son of Colonel Humberto Bezerra, a federal deputy and mayor of Juazeiro do Norte (CE) through the Sixties.

At 38 years old, he was as soon as the youngest financial institution president in Brazil following within the footsteps of his father who had additionally been president of BicBanco.