Mother beheads her boyfriend after catching him abusing her child.
Paula Ellen Neves da Silva, 24, was arrested after allegedly beheading her 32-year-old boyfriend Daniel dos Santos, claiming she caught him trying to abuse their son in Brazil.
A woman allegedly murdered and decapitated her boyfriend after she claimed she found him trying to abuse her young son inside their flat.
Authorities arrested 24-year-old Paula Ellen Neves da Silva after the death of her partner, 32-year-old Daniel dos Santos. Authorities say the woman later confessed to carrying out the attack, which took place in the apartment she shared with her two children, ages three and six, in Itaquaquesetuba, Brazil.
Detectives believe the pair had spent the evening consuming alcohol and drugs with a friend, leaving the property approximately 90 minutes before the murder. According to authorities, the suspect told police she was pretending to sleep on the living room floor while the victim sat on a nearby couch. She alleged that she then saw him attempting to open her son’s nappy.
He said he immediately picked up a knife and stabbed her. During the struggle, the man allegedly tried to defend himself by using a serrated knife, causing injuries to his hand.
Paula Ellen Neves Da Silva (image: undefined)
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Officials allege that after the attack, the woman beheaded the victim and put his head in a bag. Detectives say he dragged the body into the bathroom before washing the knife and partially removing the blood from the couch and floor.
The authorities revealed that the woman contacted her ex-husband – the father of her children – as well as her mother and brother and told them what had happened. Relatives told police that they initially found it difficult to believe his claims until he sent them photographs and footage of the mutilated body.
Daniel Dos Santos (image: undefined)
Upon reaching the flat, officers found that the incident site had been partially cleared. The victim’s body was found in the bathroom, suffering from multiple stab wounds, while his head was recovered inside a rucksack. According to the report, police confirmed that the couple was in a relationship for about two months. Express.
Civil and military police detained and interrogated the woman. When asked by the Eloque news programme if she felt regrets, she replied: “I would do it all again.”
Detectives confirmed that the case has been registered as aggravated murder, procedural fraud and concealment of a corpse.
Authorities are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the killing, saying there is currently insufficient evidence to support a claim of self-defence. Prosecutors have applied to convert his remand to preventive detention. Investigation is ongoing.
