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Bernie Ecclestone's wife, Fabiana Flosi, has reasons to rejoice, as her abducted mother was recently freed from her kidnappers by a special task force of the Brazilian police.
Ecclestone himself has reasons to be happy as well since despite a 120 million reais (approximately $36,5 million) ransom was requested, no money was actually paid.
Aparecide Schunck, the 67-year-old mother-in-law of the Formula 1 supremo, had been kidnapped on July 22 from her home in the neighborhood of Interlagos in Sao Paulo, but her ordeal thankfully ended without anyone getting hurt in the late ours of yesterday.
According to Brazilian news outlet Veja, phone calls held between the kidnappers and members of Mrs. Schunck's family were monitored by police, helping the lawmen find out their location.
Last night, a special police task forced stormed the hideout, which was located in Cotia, in the Metropolitan Region of Sao Paulo and freed the woman. Two kidnappers were arrested on the spot, but the Sao Paulo police think that more people could be involved, and the investigation is still ongoing.
Apparently, Ecclestone had wanted to come to Brazil to help in the investigation, but the police suggested that he and his wife should remain in the United Kingdom, as their presence might have the opposite of the desired effect.
About 18-years younger than Ecclestone, Mrs. Schunck became his mother-in-law when Bernie married her daughter, Fabiana Flosi, in 2012, not even three years after meeting her working at the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix.
As most of you know, Bernie Ecclestone is one of the most powerful men in motorsport and most likely the richest, with a personal net worth of about $3.1 billion, according to Forbes.
His fortune didn't decrease by one bit after the kidnapping, despite Mrs. Schunck's captors obviously targeting Bernie's big bucks when they abducted her. All is well when it ends well, especially since the abduction was resolved just days before the Rio 2016 Olympics are to be held in Brazil.
Aparecide Schunck, the 67-year-old mother-in-law of the Formula 1 supremo, had been kidnapped on July 22 from her home in the neighborhood of Interlagos in Sao Paulo, but her ordeal thankfully ended without anyone getting hurt in the late ours of yesterday.
According to Brazilian news outlet Veja, phone calls held between the kidnappers and members of Mrs. Schunck's family were monitored by police, helping the lawmen find out their location.
Last night, a special police task forced stormed the hideout, which was located in Cotia, in the Metropolitan Region of Sao Paulo and freed the woman. Two kidnappers were arrested on the spot, but the Sao Paulo police think that more people could be involved, and the investigation is still ongoing.
Apparently, Ecclestone had wanted to come to Brazil to help in the investigation, but the police suggested that he and his wife should remain in the United Kingdom, as their presence might have the opposite of the desired effect.
About 18-years younger than Ecclestone, Mrs. Schunck became his mother-in-law when Bernie married her daughter, Fabiana Flosi, in 2012, not even three years after meeting her working at the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix.
As most of you know, Bernie Ecclestone is one of the most powerful men in motorsport and most likely the richest, with a personal net worth of about $3.1 billion, according to Forbes.
His fortune didn't decrease by one bit after the kidnapping, despite Mrs. Schunck's captors obviously targeting Bernie's big bucks when they abducted her. All is well when it ends well, especially since the abduction was resolved just days before the Rio 2016 Olympics are to be held in Brazil.
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