Rihanna Cares Offers To Pay for 14-Year-Old Fan’s Funeral Who Was Brutally Killed By Stepfather

Rihanna has opted to take care of the funeral for one of her die-heart fans in Brazil, Thiago Sobral Valencia, 14, who was brutally murdered yesterday by his stepfather.

According to reports, the 14 year old lad was stabbed to death by his drunken stepfather who reportedly also killed Thiago's 9 year old brother Santos Junior Osvaldo and their mother Vanessa Almeida Sobral in Sergipe, Brazil last year. The brutal incident was said to have stunned the family's neighbors and the entire city of Sergipe.

Further reports state that as soon as Rihanna heard of the tragedy, she reached out to the family to offer her help in paying for Thiago's funeral, then later posted her condolences on Twitter:

- R.I.P. To one of our fallen soldiers, brutally murdered yesterday in Brazil! 14 year old Thiago,   will forever be in our hearts! Navy

- Just learned that Thiago's mother and sibling were also murder victims in the horrible and tragic turn of events! Dear God! NavyRIPThiago

- Let's send our support to his family and friends during this difficult time guys! RIPThiago

The singer also had her people reach out to Brazilian authorities to get in contact with Thiago's biological father to offer her condolences. Eronilton Santos said he didn't expect to hear from the Grammy winner at all, but in the end he rejected the funeral offer and asked that she pay tribute to his son so he can watch from heaven.

"I was surprised that they're concerned about it. The representative said that it was a request from Rihanna herself, who wanted to offer all kinds of help. They wanted to pay for the funeral, but I only asked if she would provide a tribute to him. The only thing I thought is that from heaven, where he is, he's going to see this gesture. The impact of the message she posted about it on Twitter was huge."

He added that, "My son never went [to Rihanna's concert] because of the lack of money. Since last year, when he knew she would come to Brazil, he began saving up for it."

Even though Eronilton has rejected her offer to pay for the funeral, Rihanna still keeps in contact and hopes that the family will accept her donation later.

Before dying, Tiago reportedly collected CDs, DVDs and also kept his savings to go to her concert.
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