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Mirella Albuquerque

Age 21

25 Dec 2024
Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco (Brazil)
Stabbed

Mirella Albuquerque
Mirella Albuquerque [photo: jc.ne10.uol.com.br]

Mirella was stabbed in the drug rehab centre where she was undertaking vocational training courses as a step towards rebuilding her life.

A trans woman was stabbed to death in a shelter in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, in Greater Recife, this Wednesday (25). The suspect of the crime, who was also hospitalized in the unit, managed to escape before the police arrived.

The victim was identified as Mirella Albuquerque, 21 years old. She had been hospitalized for four months in the social assistance center linked to the Atitude program, aimed at treating drug users, under the responsibility of the state government.

Few details were released about the crime. In a statement, the State Secretariat for Social Assistance, Fight Against Hunger and Drug Policies said only that it had called SAMU and the police to provide assistance to the woman. "The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and the suspect, also taken into care at the center, threatened the team and managed to escape before the police forces arrived," the text said.

The state department did not say whether the trans woman and the suspect had any relationship. The Civil Police of Pernambuco was asked whether the case is being treated as a femicide, but did not respond.

On the morning of this Thursday (26), family members were at the Institute of Legal Medicine (IML), in the Santo Amaro neighborhood, central area of Recife, to release the body.

They told the TV Jornal team that Mirella had little contact with her family in recent months because of her addiction treatment. She only left the unit once or twice a month, always accompanied by a social worker. During this time, she began vocational training courses, such as nursing technician, to try to change her life.

The State Secretariat for Social Assistance, Combating Hunger and Drug Policies stated that it "deeply regrets what happened and clarifies that it is providing support to the host family, as well as the team that continues to provide support to the people served at the unit. "

Mirella's killer was arrested in February 2025. Reportedly he killed her because she told others of their relationship.

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Report added: 5 Jan 2025. Last updated: 16 Feb 2025

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