The head was found inside a backpack. The Civil Police of São Paulo are investigating the details of a cruel homicide that shook the city of São Paulo. Itaquaquecetuba this last Sunday (29/3). Paula Ellen Neves da Silva, 24 years old, was arrested in the act after killing and decapitating her partner, Daniel dos Santos, 32 years old.
The crime occurred in the apartment where the accused lived with her two young children, aged 3 and 6. The brutality of the case became even more serious after it was confirmed that the woman sent photos and videos of the body to her own family shortly after the act.
According to the portal, the military police officers who responded to the incident found the victim’s head hidden inside a backpack, while the body had been dragged to the property’s bathroom.
Motivation and testimony of the accused
In an official statement to the authorities of ItaquaquecetubaPaula presented a justification for the violence, claiming an instinctive reaction to protect the family.
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Harassment Allegation: The woman stated that she was pretending to sleep on the living room floor when she saw Daniel opening her 3-year-old son’s diaper. At that moment, she allegedly took a knife and stabbed her partner, who was sleeping on the sofa.
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Substance Consumption: Paula confirmed that the couple spent the night consuming alcohol and drugs in the company of a friend, who had left the place shortly before the crime.
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Scene Cleanup: When the police arrived, part of the apartment had already been cleaned. The knife used in the beheading was washed, indicating evidence of procedural fraud.
Case summary: Itaquaquecetuba (2026)
Check out the central points of the investigation conducted by the Civil Police:
The accused’s defense tries to support the thesis of third-party self-defense, but the delegate responsible for the case requested the conversion of the prison to preventive. According to the survey of the MetropolisesPaula’s coldness in recording and sending images of the crime to her ex-husband and her own mother weighed against the narrative of a momentary outbreak.
The ex-husband reported to the police that he only believed what had happened after receiving the digital files. The children were welcomed and the case is still under investigation to verify whether there was participation of third parties or whether the motivation alleged by the woman is supported by the technical expertise that will be carried out at the .
