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Severed head of Brazilian footballer Joao Rodrigo Silva Santos discovered in bag on his doorstep

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Brazil: Police in Brazil have launched a manhunt after the severed head of a former professional footballer was left on the doorstep of his home.

The horrified wife of Joao Rodrigo Silva Santos, 35, made the gruesome discovery as she left the house in Rio de Janeiro for work early yesterday morning.

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