Haila Vitória
Age 1524 Feb 2024
Santaluz, Bahia (Brazil)
Stabbed
TDoR list ref: tgeu/tdor2024/24-Feb-2024/Haila Vitória
Haila was stabbbed in a bar by a 26-year-old cisgender woman who started an argument with her. Her assailant was detained by a security guard and arrested.
The Court of Justice of Bahia converted Laize de Almeida Silva's arrest into preventative arrest. She was arrested in the early hours of Saturday (24) for stabbing to death a 15-year-old trans girl, who identified herself as Haila Vitória, in Santaluz. The woman underwent a custody hearing this Monday (26) and must be transferred to a prison.
The Civil Police officially identified the victim as [deadname] Santana de Souza. According to witnesses, Laize was in a bar, accompanied, when she started an argument with the teenager. Around 30 people were at the scene, according to judge Adiane Jaqueline Neves da Silva Oliveira's decision.
Haila was stabbed and died instantly. The Military Police were called and arrested the suspect. At the Serrinha Territorial Police Station, Laize claimed self-defense, but, based on videos from security cameras, the judge did not accept that.
"It can be seen from the video that Laize went towards [deadname], who pushed her, more than once, gesturing with open arms, as if she were complaining to her. In turn, the suspect, which, it should be noted, is much taller than the victim, she demonstrated disregard for the situation, holding her hair up while the victim questioned something," the judge wrote.
Still in her understanding, "it was not clear that the suspect committed the crime in self-defense." The judge also took into account that the suspect faces a crime of bodily harm against an ex-partner. "It turns out that, in those records, the bailiff was unable to locate her for summons, and the suspension of the process and prescription was ordered, under the terms of article 366, CPP, after having been summoned by notice."
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