Accused of stabbing a social worker to death is sentenced to 39 years in prison in Ceará

In November 2024, Antônio Adreanio Ferreira dos Santos, Erinalda's former partner, hit the woman with 12 blows and left the knife stuck in the victim, as he did not accept the end of the relationship. He fled the scene after the crime, but was later arrested.

According to criminal lawyer Flávia Santana, who acted as a prosecution assistant in the trial, the Sentencing Council recognized that the defendant committed the crime in the context of domestic violence, with the aggravating factor that the crime was committed through betrayal and ambush, with a resource that made the victim's defense difficult.

"We at the prosecution do not just celebrate a conviction, because no conviction will bring Erinalda to her daughters and her family, but we recognize that it is a historic milestone in the fight against the crime of feminicide, which has been so naturalized," he said.

According to the Public Ministry's complaint, Erinalda and Antônio Adreanio had a relationship for around 15 years and had two daughters. After the end of the relationship, he began to persecute and threaten his ex-wife, who obtained a protective order.

Before the crime, the man repeatedly failed to comply with the measures established by the Court, which led to him being arrested three times. He also had a record of other crimes and wore an electronic ankle bracelet.

According to the MP, on the night of the murder, Erinalda was arriving home with her current partner, but found the residence closed. As a result, she went to her mother's house to get the key, while her current partner went to store the vehicle in another property.

When the woman returned, she was attacked by her ex-partner near the residence where she lived. She left two daughters.

"While Erinalda was traveling alone, the accused, using a knife, murdered the victim, stabbing her 12 times, leaving the murder weapon embedded in Erinalda's body", says an excerpt from the Public Ministry's complaint.