Woman stabbed to death in front of her son in Barretos

A 44-year-old woman was stabbed multiple times in a public street near her mother's house in the Cecap neighborhood and died at the hospital. Police are investigating the killing as a femicide and domestic violence; the suspect, a former partner she had sought a protective order against, was being sought.

• Barretos, Brazil
• Nov 1, 2026
• Severity 5 of 5 — Fatal or mass violence