Man arrested on suspicion of stabbing his partner to death on suspicion of treason in Bahia

A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of killing his 26-year-old partner with a knife, in the early hours of Monday (9), in São Gonçalo dos Campos, about 20 km from Feira de Santana. According to the Civil Police, he confessed to the crime and claimed that it had been motivated by suspicions of treason.

The victim was identified as Talita Pereira Almeida, 26 years old. She was found dead in the hallway of a residential village, on Rua Ângelo Machado da Silva, in the Murilo Leite neighborhood. The body had stab wounds in the abdominal region.

According to the Civil Police, the suspect left the scene after the crime. During the investigation, investigators from the Homicide Police Station (DGH) of Feira de Santana located the man at his parents' house, where he was awaiting the arrival of the police.

When approached, the man confessed to having stabbed his partner with a knife. He also indicated where he had discarded the weapon used in the crime. The knife was located and seized for forensic examination.

According to the police, there was a previous record of bodily injury in the context of domestic violence involving the suspect and the same victim.

The man was charged with feminicide and taken to the Sobradinho Police Complex, in Feira de Santana, where he remains at the disposal of the courts.

The Civil Police reported that investigations continue to clarify the circumstances of the crime.