A bitter ex allegedly tried to ram his former girlfriend with his car, but ended up missing her and flipping his own vehicle.
CCTV footage shows the 52-year-old woman walking hastily along the pavement as the man drives alongside her.
His window is open and he appears to say something to her before accelerating and making a right turn.
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The woman approaches her parked car and opens the door. However, she does not get in after spotting the man coming back down the road.
She leans against her car, watching him. But as he accelerates directly towards her, she steps out of the way.
Then, inexplicably, the man suddenly veers sharply to the left, clips the back of her parked car and flips his own vehicle.
He crawls out of the mangled wreckage and paces around, appearing angry as the stunned woman watches from a distance.
The bizarre scenes unfolded in Praia Grande, Brazil, on 1 November, but the footage was only released earlier this week.
The 47-year-old man was taken to hospital, where he was kept under observation, as reported by Need To Know.
He is now being investigated for criminal damage and domestic violence.
The woman, identified only as Jane, was unharmed and requested a restraining order.
According to Jane, the incident began as an argument about the end of the pair’s relationship.
Some reports say the man had tried to hit Jane, while others suggest he had intended to ram her car.
His vehicle was impounded due to outstanding administrative issues.
Jane told local media that the relationship had lasted just three months and that she had already begun noticing controlling behaviour from the man, including invasions of her privacy and threats.
The man has denied trying to hit her.
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