The 39-year-old woman was found dead by her own son, a 10-year-old boy, this Wednesday (13) morning in Joinville, in the north of Santa Catarina. According to military police, the victim was strangled and hit in the head with a hammer. The main suspect is the victim’s husband.

The incident occurred in the Espineiros region – Photo: Bruno Weinrich/NDTV

According to the Prime Minister, on the morning of the crime, the couple went to their room. After that, the man went to work, and the woman remained in the room.

Missing his mother, the child went to look for her and found her lifeless in the room. Despite the fact that the suspect went to work, he was not found.

According to the couple’s neighbors, the Venezuelan family had been living in a studio apartment in the Espineiros neighborhood for several months with two children aged 6 and 10. They also did not hear screams or calls for help and would have learned of the death after volunteer firefighters arrived.

Civilian police have been called in and are analyzing CCTV footage to try to find the suspect. The Guardian Council was called in to provide support to the couple’s children. The cause of death will also be determined after an examination.