Sthepanny Cassiano da Silva
Age 251 Jan 2026
São João Batista, Santa Catarina (Brazil)
Stabbed
Sthepanny was killed in a residence while protecting a mother and daughter from an armed assailant. Her killer fled.
An act of extreme courage ended in tragedy and marked the early morning of the first day of 2026 in São João Batista. Upon witnessing a violent situation inside a residence, a transgender woman intervened to protect a mother and daughter, managing to remove them from the location and remaining to prevent further aggression. Gravely injured, she was taken to the hospital but died shortly after arrival.
The victim was identified as Sthepanny Cassiano da Silva, a native of Recife and using a social name confirmed by the authorities. The incident was registered in the city center, around 5:20 am, after a call to attend to a case initially classified under the Maria da Penha Law, on Rua Clotilde Mazera.
Sthepanny Cassiano da Silva intervened to protect a woman and a child during an attack inside a residence and succumbed to her injuries. At the scene, teams found Sthepanny injured and began providing initial care. The Mobile Emergency Care Service and the Fire Department provided assistance and transported her to Monsenhor José Locks Hospital. A helicopter was mobilized for a possible transfer, but the procedure was not carried out. The victim did not survive her injuries.
According to preliminary information gathered by authorities, the attack began with assaults against a woman and a child. Sthepanny reportedly intervened to remove them from danger, but was struck while trying to prevent further attacks. The suspect fled before the arrival of police teams and had not yet been located as of Thursday morning.
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