Man assaults wife and stepdaughters, uses wife as human shield in Apucarana

A 36-year-old man assaulted his 46-year-old wife and her two daughters in the Vila Nova neighborhood of Apucarana, throwing the wife against a wall and later grabbing her by the neck and using her as a human shield against police. He also harassed his 17-year-old stepdaughter over her relationship with a girlfriend.

• Apucarana, Brazil
• Sep 12, 2026
• Severity 4 of 5 — Physical assault causing injury