VARGEM GRANDE PAULISTA, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – MAY 15, 2026 Brutal knife attack occurred in which a man attacked his former partner and her current boyfriend. According to police, the attacker entered a shopping complex armed with a knife and stabbed the woman several times in the chest. One of the injuries seriously damaged her heart, and she ended up in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
The current partner of the attacked woman was also injured during the attack, but he managed to stop the attacker using a wooden stick. Employees of the building then helped detain him until the police arrived.
According to the family, the woman had a long-term problematic relationship with the aggressor and had previously filed a criminal complaint against him because of threats and domestic violence. Police are investigating the case as attempted murder and domestic violence.
