ARAÇARIGUAMA, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – OCTOBER 14, 2024 When a military police patrol saw a man standing in the street covered in blood, they thought it was suspicious and stopped him. They identified him as 37-year-old Josimar Gomes do Santos. He confessed to them almost immediately to the murder of his 36-year-old wife, Taciana Maria Ramos. He said jealousy was to blame because he found out she had sent intimate photos to another man. Taciana was killed by 12 stab wounds. He videotaped her dying without giving her first aid.
- The couple
- Josimar Gomes do Santos
This was definitely not the first violent incident involving this couple. Neighbors complained about their loud arguments quite often. In 2019, he even stabbed her twice in the back with a knife and she had to feign death so that he would leave her alone and she could call paramedics to the scene. She survived but decided to stay in the relationship with him and drop the criminal charges.
Josimar was taken to the São Roque police station where he was taken into custody. He is now charged with murder and awaiting trial. He is almost certain to receive many years in prison.