In Sintra, Portugal, a Brazilian was arrested after stabbing his ex-wife to death in front of her 3, 4 and 9-year-old children. According to the newspaper Sintra Notícias, the suspect allegedly attacked his 14-year-old stepdaughter, who was taken to the Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon, with a head injury.
Átila Phoebus Santos Duarte, 34, has been separated from nutritionist Cássia Adriane of the same age for almost a year, but has not accepted the end of the relationship, according to the Portuguese Judicial Police. The ex-couple’s eldest son called authorities in the early hours of Wednesday (5) shortly after the incident, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Shortly after helping the injured women, the victim’s other children were also given psychological support.
Átila escaped, but was found by the police in the Alentejo area where he worked. After he was arrested, he tried to jump from the moving vehicle on his way to the police station and was injured. The man was taken to a local hospital, accompanied by police.
Born in Minas Gerais, Cássia’s parents and ex-husband set up a crowdfunding fund. In the campaign, relatives of the victim told that the eldest daughter of the nutritionist suffered a head injury and underwent surgery. Other children are in the care of their uncle, who lives in Portugal.
The family’s intention with the money collected is to support the children financially and to pay for the funeral expenses of the woman in the European country.
HE UOLSo far, he has not been able to find Attila’s defense in Portugal or find family members in Brazil who could speak for him. The field remains open for manifestation and will be updated as soon as communication is made.
source: Noticias
