Samylle case: more people in the family could become suspects, says delegate; inquiry will be completed in 10 days

Samylle case: uncle confessed that he killed a 4-year-old girl in RS, says police With the arrest of Samylle's uncle Valentina Borba Ramiro, aged 4, who died last Monday (17) after being attacked in Porto Alegre, the Civil Police have 10 days to complete the investigation. In addition to Nicolas Gabriel Almeida Staubus, 22, who confessed to the attacks, other people in the family could also be considered suspects as the investigation progresses, according to delegate Alice Fernandes, responsible for the case. ? Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp "At the time of death, only the suspect and the girl were present. However, of course, as the expert report finds other injuries or some other information, we can cover and increase this range." g1 seeks Staubus' defense, but until the last update of this report he had not appointed a lawyer. The police are awaiting forensic reports to understand the circumstances of the death. Regarding the possibility of holding other people responsible, the delegate explains that it depends on how much family members were aware of the attacks. "We also need to check the time of death, compare it with the time this child was taken to the UPA, to understand the entire context of the girl's last hours of life", he adds. Samylle had been living with her aunt and uncle for around two months, with approval from the Guardianship Council. She called the man investigated for the crime her father. He was arrested preventively on Thursday morning (20). According to the delegate, the uncle justifies that he attacked the girl because she "had a bowel movement in her clothes". He said he had spanked the child with the intention of educating him. "He spoke as if he was sorry. He said that he never wished for the girl's death, he said that he had never taken care of a child. In this way, he justified the way he treated her. But we know that there is no justification", highlights Fernandes. The death certificate confirmed the girl's cause of death as polytrauma. According to the police, the hypothesis of sexual violence will only be ruled out or confirmed with an expert report. Samylle arrived dead at UPA RS Civil Police investigating death of 4-year-old girl in Porto Alegre Samylle was taken lifeless to an emergency care unit in the early hours of Monday (17). According to the police, it was her uncles who took her to the place. However, the man would have left the UPA when he noticed the arrival of the police. The child had purple spots on his body. The investigation treats the case as intentional homicide. The Public Prosecutor's Office was in favor of the preventive detention of the person being investigated and pointed out the "extreme concrete seriousness of the facts investigated". Legal proceedings involving Samylle's family have been monitored by the MPRS since 2025. Custody of the girl Samylle case: uncle of 4-year-old girl killed in RS is arrested Reproduction/Social media The history shows that the family underwent assistance from the Child Protection Council, the Civil Police, Justice, the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Public Defender's Office since April 2025. During this period, custody of Samylle was transferred between family members until the girl began to temporarily live with the aunt. According to the investigation, the uncle was the one who spent most of the time with Samylle, because the aunt worked outside the home. So far, the child's aunt is considered a witness. Samylle's mother told police that she hadn't seen her daughter for at least two months and that she hadn't had contact with the girl "not even via video call." In a note published on the institution's website, the Public Ministry stated that the procedures are being carried out in secret because they involve children. For this reason, he did not provide details about the content of the files. At the demonstration, he also informed that he is carrying out training for the Guardianship Council and that he will receive the girl's family members for reception. Among the responsibilities of the Public Prosecutor's Office is monitoring the activities of the Guardianship Council. Timeline 4-year-old girl dies in RS; uncle is arrested Art/g1 In April 2025, Samylle's family was assisted by the Council and custody of the girl was removed from her mother through a liability agreement and passed on to her maternal grandparents. In September of the same year, the Civil Police concluded an investigation and referred the inquiry to the Court. On September 29, 2025, the Court held a mediation session between the family members to discuss custody of the child. On December 2, 2025, the agreement was approved, and custody of Samylle was returned to her mother, with the possibility of visits from her father. From that moment on, the girl stopped living with her older sister, who is also a child. In July 2026, Samylle's aunt approached the Guardianship Council of the 3rd Region. She reported that the child's mother was facing a health problem. The aunt then became provisionally responsible for Samylle through a term. The change was not the result of a court custody decision. According to the mother's defense, the aunt did not allow her to visit or maintain contact with her daughter. The child's father also stated that he was prevented from seeing her. On August 9, during a Father's Day gathering, the maternal grandparents noticed injuries on the girl's body. They received information that the marks had been caused by a fall. Four days later, on August 13, the aunt contacted the Public Defender's Office. She was instructed to gather documents to file a permanent custody action, but did not return to present them. On August 17, Samylle was taken by her aunt and uncle to the Bom Jesus Emergency Care Unit, in the East Zone of Porto Alegre. The child arrived at the scene already dead. On August 20, Nicolas Gabriel Almeida Staubus, 22 years old, Samylle's uncle, was arrested preventively. In his statement, Nicolas stated that he gave "a spank with the intention of correcting the girl's bottom because she pooped in her pants", according to the police chief, but the police claim that this version is not compatible with the marks on the body. A Po