Overview
- The mother in Belo Horizonte was found not guilty Tuesday of aggravated homicide and destroying a corpse.
- She was released after spending about a year in jail awaiting trial.
- She admitted killing partner Everton Amaro da Silva, saying she acted to stop an attack on her 11-year-old daughter.
- Prosecutors alleged she spiked his drink with Klonopin before attacking him while he was unconscious.
- Police said they traced a blood trail from a burned body in a wasteland to her apartment, where she surrendered a knife.