A beach seller was stabbed after a fight escalated dramatically in front of shocked children.
The two men were first seen slapping and grabbing each other on the sand.
Youngsters slouched in beach chairs could be seen turning their heads to see what is happening.
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Suddenly, one of the men rushed towards his rival clutching a knife.
As he repeatedly thrusted the blade into the man’s front, the chuckles of the person filming turned to screams of terror.
People scattered as the victim doubled over and ended up in a heap on the sand on Monday (3 Feb) afternoon.
Witnesses say the trouble began when one hawker tried to sell something to beachgoers who had already bought some from the other hawker.
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The men started arguing, with one reportedly calling the other a “customer thief.”
The victim, Edilson Francisco da Silva, was taken from Barra da Tijuca Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to a local hospital.
The Rio Health Department has since described the 46-year-old’s condition as serious.
Cops caught his alleged attacker, José Édson Henrique de Medeiros, at the scene and hauled the 42-year-old to the local police station.
The police say he will be charged with attempted murder, as reported by Need To Know.
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