Brazilian international footballer Daniels has been in prison since January 20 this year after being arrested by Spanish police for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub at the end of December last year. Daniel's wife, Joana Sanz, filed for divorce earlier, and according to the British magazine
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According to the latest news of the newspaper, the 39-year-old defender was so devastated that he had a mental breakdown and went on hunger strike in prison.
In the early days of Daniel's imprisonment, he was reportedly still in good spirits and was playing soccer with other inmates. However, the situation took a turn for the worse when his wife Joana Sanz posted a message on March 10, strongly hinting at her decision to get a divorce: "In the future, I will continue to be by your side, but it will be in a different way, as I end the phase of my life that began in 2015 and will move on to the next phase.
Daniel and Joana Sanz met in 2015 and got married two years later. Spanish media said Joana Sanz visited Daniel in prison last month and filed for divorce, which caused the star to have a nervous breakdown and even refused to eat.
Daniel has won 43 major tournament titles in his playing career, but since his arrest for sexual assault, he has been released from his contract with Mexican club Pumas, and has been abandoned by his wife, plunging him into an abyss.
