Mother of Brazilian soccer star rescued from kidnappers

Police in Brazil‘s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul say the mother of a famous soccer star has been rescued from kidnappers.

Civil Police official Rafael Lopez said Tuesday that the mother of Brazilian striker Taison was found in a rural area near the town of Monte Bonito.

Rosangela Freda was kidnapped a day prior when she unknowingly opened a door for criminals who came to her house with a bouquet of flowers. The armed assailants took her into a vehicle and fled.

Lopez said the rescue operation was carried out by military police who recognized the kidnappers’ vehicle and tracked it down.

Three men and one woman were arrested, and another attacker managed to escape.

The police said Freda was in good health.