Daniele Guedes Antunes’ 11-year-old daughter saw her father stab her mother and asked her neighbors for help after the attack.
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A 38-year-old pharmacist and mother of two, Daniele Guedes Antunes was stabbed to death by her ex-husband, mechanic Christian Antunes dos Santos, also 38, in Saint Andrewin Greater São Paulo, this Sunday 7. The funeral wake will take place this Monday 8 in the city.
Daniela has been a clinical pharmacist for 15 years, a pharmacy technician and postgraduate in three courses: Clinical Pharmacy; Family Health and Aesthetic Pharmacy, at ITA Educacional. In a photo with the coat, published on social networks, he wrote: “God makes dreams come true”. He frequently posts gym videos, defending the practice of physical activities. She was an entrepreneur and opened her own clinic.
According to the police report, military police were called to respond to a domestic violence incident and, upon arriving on scene, found Daniele lying on the ground, naked and with stab wounds all over her body. Christian was next to her, also naked, and, according to police, he confessed to the crime. The woman was transported to hospital by ambulance, but she did not survive her injuries.
The couple had two children, one aged 18 and one aged 11. The youngest witnessed the crime. She explained to military police officers who responded to the incident that her father had stabbed her mother. According to family members, Daniele had already been a victim of domestic violence in October. They were married for over fifteen years.
The incident occurred around 8:15 a.m. this Sunday at their residence, on Dias da Silva Street, in the Jardim do Estádio neighborhood. A neighbor called police after seeing the couple’s daughter with blood stains on her clothes. The young woman, according to the neighbor, was screaming for help.
The knife used in the crime was seized. The expert was called and the case was registered as femicide at the 6th Police District of the commune. Christian remains in prison. In his statement to the police, he remained silent.
The Federal Pharmacy Council regretted this case. “On the day that Brazil experienced a wave of protests against femicide in several cities and just one day after the National Day of Mobilization of Men to End Violence Against Women, we reported another victim of this unacceptable violence. The council expresses its deep regret and rejection of the assassination,” indicates a note published on the entity’s social networks.
What the São Paulo government says
The State Secretariat for Public Security emphasizes that the fight against violence against women is a priority for the government of São Paulo.
According to the Secretariat of the Prison Administration of the State of São Paulo, there are currently 16,875 prisoners for crimes against sexual dignity and 7,555 prisoners for crimes related to the Maria da Penha law, beatings and threats, including 7,410 men.
Among the ongoing actions, the leadership of Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans) highlights the Lilac Hut, which offers specialized reception to victims, with advice on protective measures and activation of vehicles if necessary. The program has already provided approximately 15,000 services. The service, created at the Military Police Operations Center, has been extended to the capital, Greater São Paulo and several interior regions.
The SSP-SP also claims to have strengthened the structure of the Women’s Defense Commissions (DDM), which currently has 142 units. The DDM rooms, open 24 hours a day, have been enlarged: there are 170 of them, allowing remote assistance for delegates on police missions.
In addition, police stations saw an increase in staff numbers with 473 new police officers and an expansion of special daily vacancies for extraordinary police working hours, to serve DDM online.
The file also highlights the SP Mulher Segura application, which allows the recording of a police report and has a panic button for requests for help. He also mentions the electronic surveillance of perpetrators of domestic violence, which currently monitors 200 offenders, 98 of whom have already been arrested for non-compliance with the measures imposed by the judiciary.
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