Woman stabs her ex-mother-in-law to death, injures her ex-partner and takes a wheelchair user hostage in Paraná

Crime happened in Toledo after an argument related to the end of a relationship. A 25-year-old suspect was arrested for feminicide, attempted murder and threats.

By g1 PR and RPC Cascavel

The perpetrator of the crime, who did not accept the end of the relationship, was restrained by members of the public in a sports gym after trying to decapitate the victim and threatening a family member in a wheelchair.

The attacker's ex-partner was also injured in the chest and hand when trying to defend himself, and the suspect was charged with feminicide, attempted qualified homicide and threat.

The victim, Sebastiana de Freitas Alves, 63, was chased and stabbed to death in the street after trying to leave the house to get away from the argument between her son and the attacker.

A 25-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of stabbing her ex-mother-in-law to death, injuring her ex-partner and threatening a wheelchair-bound man in Toledo, in western Paraná. According to the Civil Police, the crimes took place on Thursday afternoon (12), after an argument related to the end of the relationship.

The victim was identified as Sebastiana de Freitas Alves, aged 63. According to the police, she was chased and killed by her son's ex-partner while walking down a city street.

The identity of the suspect has not been released.

According to delegate Paulo Ricardo Ferreira, the suspect did not accept the end of the relationship and tried to attack her ex-partner with a knife.

The man managed to defend himself, but suffered injuries to his chest and left hand. He fled home, where his mother was, and was followed by the suspect.

Upon noticing the argument, Sebastiana decided to leave the residence. However, she was chased by her ex-daughter-in-law and caught up on Rua Mário Pudel, in the Vila Pioneiro region. According to the Civil Police, the victim was hit by several knife wounds to the chest and neck and died at the scene.

The police chief reported that, after the murder, the suspect even tried to decapitate Sebastiana's body. The action was witnessed by witnesses and recorded by security cameras in the region.

After the crime, the woman fled towards the Euzébio Garcia Municipal Gymnasium, where there were several children.

There, she threatened a 63-year-old man who uses a wheelchair who, according to police, is also a family member of her ex-partner. People who were in the gym managed to immobilize the suspect until the Military Police arrived.

Teams from the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) were called, but found Sebastiana lifeless.

The knife used in the crime was seized and sent for forensic examination.

The woman was taken to the police station and charged with feminicide, attempted qualified homicide against her ex-partner and threats.