Family man Tiago Augusto Nicolau was robbed of his car and his mobile phone during the violent attack in Brazil earlier this month

A tragic cabbie was assaulted and robbed in Brazil earlier this month(Image: Jam Press)

A husband and father died an agonising death after being forced to ingest acid during a robbery.

Cabbie Tiago Augusto Nicolau left his home in Leme, Brazil earlier this month after telling his wife that he was going to his mother’s house to wash the car.

Tragically, he never returned and, later that day, a local worker found him on a road with severe injuries to his mouth and tongue after he had been assaulted and robbed. Tiago, 30, revealed that at around 2pm, two armed individuals had forced him to stop the car and had taken him to a remote spot.

Tiago Augusto Nicolau
Tiago Augusto Nicolau had gone to wash his mother’s car when he was forced to drink acid(Image: Jam Press)

There, he was assaulted and forced to drink a corrosive substance, before the crooks fled with his Renault Sandero and his mobile phone.

Responding firefighters took Tiago to a hospital in Leme – north-north-west of Sao Paulo, Brazil – where he was admitted to the ICU.

There, medics discovered he had also sustained severe injuries to his larynx and oesophagus.

Tiago Augusto Nicolau
Tiago Augusto Nicolau had a daughter, Sofia(Image: Jam Press)

Tests confirmed Tiago had been forced to ingest an acid, but the exact substance is either not known or is known and is being withheld.

The case was originally registered as robbery but is now being investigated as robbery-homicide, following Tiago’s death in hospital on 18 June.

Police are reportedly still working to identify the suspects.

Tiago’s loved ones describe him as a family man who was dedicated to his wife and young daughter, Sofia.

He had been working as a rideshare driver after vision problems forced him to leave his previous job in the Brazilian Air Force.

He was laid to rest in Leme last Friday (20 Jun).

His friend Luana Sampaio said: “Titi, you weren’t just my best friend, you were my brother.

“A guy with a huge heart, full of plans, with a love that overflowed for Sofia, for whom you lived and dreamed every day.”

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By staronline@reachplc.com (Charlotte Owen)

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