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Student Kills Law Professor in Classroom Stabbing in Porto Velho, Brazil

Police are holding the 24-year-old suspect pending an inquiry with no confirmed motive.

Overview

  • The victim, Juliana Mattos de Lima Santiago, 41, taught Criminal Law at Centro Universitário Aparício Carvalho and held an administrative post with the state Civil Police.
  • During a class on February 7, a student identified as João Júnior, 24, produced a knife and stabbed her multiple times as classmates looked on.
  • Fellow students subdued the attacker before Polícia Militar arrived and detained him in flagrante, transferring him to police custody for judicial processing.
  • Juliana Mattos was taken to Hospital João Paulo II and died hours later from her injuries, according to local reports.
  • Polícia Civil de Rondônia is leading the investigation with all lines of inquiry open, and the university declared three days of mourning with activities suspended.