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Brazilian Influencer’s Death Recast as Femicide After Video Shows Husband Assaulting Her

Detectives are pursuing forensic exams alongside witness statements, with the husband detained as the main suspect.

Overview

  • Maria Katiane Gomes da Silva, 25, died on November 29 after falling from the tenth floor of her São Paulo building.
  • Her husband initially told responders she jumped, a claim contradicted by building security footage reviewed by authorities.
  • The videos show him hitting, pushing and attempting to strangle her before dragging her from an elevator shortly before the fall.
  • Police reclassified the case as femicide and arrested Alex Leandro Bispo dos Santos, 40, identifying him as the principal suspect.
  • Investigators from the 89th District Police and homicide units ordered forensic tests and collected witness accounts after the family released the recordings publicly.