The victim was identified as Antonio Deles Costa da Silva, 61 years old. — Photo: Reproduction
A 61-year-old man died after being stabbed inside his home, this Saturday (31), in Guarantã do Norte, 721 km from Cuiabá. The victim was identified as Antonio Deles Costa da Silva. The 26-year-old suspect in the crime is the ex-husband of the victim's current partner and fled after the attacks.
According to the Military Police, the incident was recorded at around 1:50 pm, on Avenida Dante Martins de Oliveira. The woman said she was lying with Antonio when she heard noises at the house's gate. When she checked what was happening, she found her ex-husband outside. He would have jumped the gate and had a hoe. Initially, the woman managed to prevent him from entering the residence.
According to the Military Police, during the conversation, the man questioned his ex-partner about the daughter they have together and stated that he was prevented from seeing her. At one point, the woman went to get the child, while the suspect entered the room where Antonio was.
According to the report, the two began talking, but the argument escalated when the suspect pulled out a pocket knife and threatened the victim. Then, the three went to another room in the house, where the man hit Antonio with several blows. The woman tried to stop the attacks, but was unable to do so. Antonio fell in the kitchen with several injuries. The suspect fled on a motorcycle.
The Fire Department was called, rescued the victim and took him to the municipal hospital. However, during the search for the suspect, the Military Police received information that Antonio had died.
The Military Police carried out searches to locate the suspect, but he had not been found until the incident was registered. The motorcycle that would have been used in the escape was seized and sent to the Civil Police.
The Civil Police and Official Forensic and Technical Identification (Politec) were called to carry out procedures at the scene of the crime.
Antonio's wake will be held this Sunday (1st) at 9am in Guarantã do Norte.
🚨How to ask for help?
'SOS Mulher MT' application interface — Photo: Reproduction
The 'SOS Mulher MT' application is one of the alternatives created to help victims of domestic violence in Mato Grosso. The application has a panic button, through which the victim can make a request for help when the attacker fails to comply with the protective measure.
The virtual Panic Button is available, for now, in the cities of Cuiabá, Várzea Grande, Cáceres and Rondonópolis.
In other municipalities in the state, the platform can be accessed for other functions, such as directing online protective measures, emergency telephone numbers, addresses of Women's Police Stations, 24-hour duty, reports of domestic violence and also access to the Virtual Police Station to register incidents.
What is the Maria da Penha Law
The Maria da Penha Law was sanctioned on August 7, 2006 with the aim of creating mechanisms to prevent and stop domestic and family violence against women. According to the Law, domestic violence against women involves any action based on gender, that is, a woman suffers some type of violence just because she is a woman.
The Maria da Penha Institute points out that this violence can be of the following types:
Physical violence: any action that offends the integrity or bodily health of a woman. Examples: beatings, strangulation, cuts, shaking, among others
Psychological violence: any action that causes emotional harm and reduced self-esteem; harm and disrupt a woman's development or attempt to degrade and control her actions, behaviors, beliefs and decisions. Examples: threat, humiliation, manipulation, isolation, constant surveillance, persecution, among others
Sexual violence: any action that forces the victim to witness, maintain or participate in unwanted sexual intercourse. Examples: rape, preventing the use of contraceptives, forcing prostitution, among others
Property violence: any action that involves the retention or destruction of objects, work instruments, documents, assets and valuables of the victim. Examples: control of money, destruction of documents, embezzlement, failure to pay child support, among others
Moral violence: any action that constitutes slander, defamation and insult. Examples: accusing the woman of cheating, exposing the intimate life, devaluing the victim due to the way she dresses, among others
What is a protective measure?
Protective measures are court orders that seek to protect people who are at risk, danger or vulnerability. There are two types: those aimed at the aggressor, to prevent him from approaching the victim; and those aimed at the victim, to guarantee their safety and the protection of their assets and their family.
Who can request?
Any woman experiencing domestic and family violence, regardless of the type of threat, injury or omission.
How to request protective measure?
The request for a protective measure can be made at police stations, Public Prosecutor's Offices or the Public Defender's Office. The woman does not need to be accompanied by a lawyer to make the request.
