15-year-old teenager is arrested on suspicion of stabbing a young man to death in São José dos Campos

According to the investigation, military police were called to respond to an incident on Rua Sebastião de Albuquerque. At the scene, they found the victim lying on the floor, with injuries caused by a sharp weapon. The Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) confirmed the young man's death.

To the police, two teenage witnesses reported that they were in a square with the suspect when the victim approached and asked for internet access on his cell phone. After sharing the connection, the teenager was reportedly surprised by an attempt to steal the device.

According to the recorded reports, the teenager pushed the victim, who allegedly advanced towards him and tried to remove an object from his waist. The suspect then took out a pocket knife and hit the young man with several blows.

Found by the Military Police after the incident, he admitted to having struck the victim and handed over the knife used in the attack, in addition to telling the police where he had discarded a simulated firearm, which was found by the team.

In testimony, the teenager claimed to have acted to defend himself from an attempted robbery and attacks by the victim.

The Civil Police, however, asked the Court for the teenager's provisional hospitalization. The other two teenagers who were at the scene denied involvement in the attacks.