14-year-old teenager is stabbed to death and police investigate ex-stepfather for femicide in RS

A 14-year-old teenager was stabbed to death in the early afternoon of this Monday (17) in Encantado, in the Vales Region of RS. The victim was identified as Alice Nitz. According to the Civil Police, the suspect is the ex-partner of the teenager's mother. The two were together for 13 years and had been separated for about a month. ? Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp The man's name was not released by the police. Until early this evening, he was on the run. Violence against women: how to ask for help The crime took place in the Jardim do Trabalhador neighborhood, in the house where the suspect lived. According to information provided by the Regional Police Station and the Encantado Police Station, the main line of investigation points to feminicide. The teenager's body was located by the suspect's brother, with whom he shares the residence. Circumstances and motivation Until the publication of this report, the Civil Police were still seeking to clarify the circumstances and motivation of the crime. The investigation investigates the family relationship between the suspect and victim, who were stepfather and stepdaughter. "We don't rule out [viccaricide], but the main thing continues to be feminicide", says delegate Dieli Caumo. ? Vicarious homicide is when the suspect kills children, parents or direct dependents of a woman with the intention of causing pain, punishing or taking revenge on her. In April, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) sanctioned a package of laws aimed at combating domestic violence, including the classification of the crime of vicaricide. Illustrative image of the Civil Police of RS Disclosure/ Civil Police of RS VIDEOS: Everything about RS