Enraged spectators invaded a football field, stoned the referee to death and quartered his body after he stabbed a player to death.
The Public Safety Department of the state of Maranhao, in Brazil, said in a statement that the incident began when referee Otavio da Silva, 20, sent off 30-year-old Josenir Abreu.
The two got into a fist fight, during which Silva took out a knife and stabbed Abreu, who died on his way to the hospital.
Local news media say the spectators also stuck Silva's head on a stake in the middle of the field.
Police have arrested one suspect after last weekend's incident and are looking for two others.
Spokesman Valter Costa was quoted as saying: 'We will identify and hold accountable all those involved in this incident.
'One crime will never justify another. Actions like this do not correspond with state law.'
- Metro
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