A woman, identified as Cleia da Silva Reis, was stabbed to death this Saturday morning, 1st, at Praça da Bandeira, in the center of Simões Filho. According to local witnesses, the victim’s ex-partner would have committed the femicide.

Cleia Reis, 40, could not resist her injuries and died at the scene of the crime. An unidentified 39-year-old man who tried to help the victim was also injured by the stab wounds and taken to the hospital. The boy’s condition has not yet been released, according to police.

Also according to the agency, the suspect in the crime is wanted by police officers from the 22nd Territorial Police Station (DT) of Simões Filho. The motivation for the femicide will be investigated.