Former stepfather suspected of stabbing a 14-year-old teenager to death in RS is arrested after escaping, says PM; crime is investigated as femicide

14-year-old teenager is stabbed to death and police are investigating her former stepfather in RS The suspect of stabbing Alice Nitz, 14, was arrested on the night of this Tuesday (18), according to the Military Brigade — the Military Police of Rio Grande do Sul. The crime took place on Monday (17), in Encantado, in the Vales Region. Identified as Wagno Arezi Henika, the man is the teenager's former stepfather. He would have admitted committing the crime to his own sister-in-law. g1 did not locate Wagno's defense and keeps the space open for positioning. ? Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp For the Civil Police, feminicide is the main line of investigation. Arrest The Military Brigade reported that the arrest was made at around 9pm, at the suspect's home, in the Jardim do Trabalhador neighborhood, where the crime took place. The teenager's body was located by Wagno's brother, with whom he shares the residence. The suspect was taken to the Emergency Police Station in Lajeado. According to the BM, the man "tried to escape, but was quickly located and captured." Crime According to the police investigation, 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. 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. Who was a 14-year-old teenager stabbed to death in RS; stepfather is the main suspect Personal archive VIDEOS: Everything about RS