Shocking moment a householder shoots dead burglar who ran at his wife, sending him crashing into swimming pool

<em>The householder has been arrested on suspicion of homicide after the shooting (CEN)</em>
The householder has been arrested on suspicion of homicide after the shooting (CEN)

WARNING: Video contains images that some may find distressing.

This is the shocking moment a man shot dead a burglar running at his wife, causing him to fall head first into a swimming pool.

CCTV footage of the incident in Pocone, in the central Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, shows the burglar fall into the garden pool after being shot by the man he was trying to rob.

Two men can be seen standing near the pool as a woman parks a bicycle against the garden wall.

The scene quickly turns chaotic as the woman turns and shouts out at her husband, who was said to be in their bedroom, after she noticed an intruder coming out of their house.

<em>The man was seen crashing into the pool after being shot (CEN)</em>
The man was seen crashing into the pool after being shot (CEN)
<em>The burglar was shot and killed as he ran towards the homeowner’s wife (CEN)</em>
The burglar was shot and killed as he ran towards the homeowner’s wife (CEN)

A man is then seen bursting out of the house and running up the garden – straight towards the woman who called out.

However, the burglar then collapses into the pool as he passes after it, having been shot and killed by the husband.

The man who fired the fatal shot was not seen in the clip and was not named in reports of the incident.

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The intruder was identified as 19-year-old Patrick de Oliveira, who is believed to have died instantly.

His accomplice, also unseen in the footage, managed to escape and remains at large.

The homeowner has been arrested and is being investigated for homicide, although it is not yet known if he will be charged.