JUAZEIRO DO NORTE, CEARÁ, BRAZIL – JANUARY 12, 2024 Clothing store, EB, on Rua Santa Luzia in the São Miguel neighborhood, was targeted by two robbers. They first posed as ordinary customers before suddenly attacking the shop assistant, who is also the owner, and announcing the robbery. One of the attackers grabbed her from behind and repeatedly stabbed her in the neck. While she lay incapacitated on the floor, they searched the store for money and valuables.
The severely injured woman was fortunate that a neighbor found her while she was still alive and rushed her to the emergency department of Cariri Regional Hospital with massive blood loss. Updates on her current condition are not available. The robbers remain at large.
