A man is suspected of stabbing his ex-partner to death in Greater São Paulo

THE Civil police of Sao Paulo looking for a man suspected of having killed his ex-partner stabbed on the night of Saturday 20, at Osascoin Greater São Paulo.

The murdered woman was Simone Pereira de Oliveira, 44, who worked as a hairdresser. She was rescued and taken to hospital, but did not survive. It is Vagner Santos, 40 years old, his former partner, who fled after the incident.

According to São Paulo Public Security Secretariatthe crime occurred on Rua Maria do Céu Henrique Barbosa. Military police were called to a domestic violence incident, but did not arrive in time.

The search for Vagner Santos continues. Expertise was requested for the investigation and the case was registered at the 10th Police District of Osasco.

In a video broadcast by Rede Globo, it can be seen that, while Simone is being stabbed, a second man approaches and tells the attacker to stop, then leaves.

Femicides

São Paulo has seen an increase in feminicides in recent weeks. In other episodes, a woman was shot dead in the pharmacy where she worked, another was knocked down and dragged for about a kilometer on Marginal Tietê and had his legs amputated and a third victim was thrown from the 10th floor of a building. A fourth woman was deliberately knocked down by her ex and was seriously injured.

In similar cases, a woman was stabbed to death in Santo André And A criminal officer and her four-year-old son were murdered by her ex-husband and the child’s father. In Osasco, a woman was stabbed and threw herself from a moving car to survive.

The city of Sao Paulo had already recorded during the first ten months of 2025 the the highest number of feminicides in the historical seriesbegan in 2015, when the crime was defined in federal law. According to data from the Secretariat of State, between January and October, 53 cases were recorded. This number is higher than that recorded every year since 2015. Previously, the highest rate recorded occurred in the twelve months of 2024, with 51 feminicides.

According to the state’s new Public Security Secretary, Osvaldo Nico Gonçalves, The first objective of his administration will be to fight against femicide.