Overview
- The teenager, Maria Catarina Souza Carvalho, suffered a fatal electric shock while using a hair straightener at home on May 14 and was later pronounced dead at the municipal hospital.
- Her mother found her unconscious, unplugged the device, performed resuscitation attempts and transported her to the hospital where she arrived without vital signs.
- The Civil Police of Bahia opened an investigation, formally recorded the death as accidental and requested pericias (forensic examinations) to determine exact circumstances.
- The family held a wake and burial on May 15 and the state school where she studied issued a public message of condolence to the small rural community of Vereda.
- Authorities have not released technical details about the straightener or the home wiring, and forensic results are pending, which could prompt local safety checks once findings are available.