Justice converts into preventive arrest of suspect of femicide of young woman in Criciúma The 24-year-old man suspected of killing his girlfriend, Maria Eduarda Salvaro, in the apartment where they both lived in Criciúma, in the south of Santa Catarina, became a defendant. The investigation indicates that the accused altered the crime scene and tried to fake the suicide of the 21-year-old victim, found with strangulation marks in May. According to the Military Police, the young woman's body remained inside the apartment for around two days after her death. The complaint against the suspect was presented by the Public Ministry (MP) and received by the Court on July 14, but released by the agency only this Tuesday (21). ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp He faces legal action for the crimes of: Femicide resulting in an increase in the sentence (cruel means and a resource that made the victim's defense difficult), as it was found that the man killed his partner by strangulation. Procedural fraud by altering the crime scene, pretending that the victim had made an attempt on his own life. g1 was unable to access the accused's defense. Maria Eduarda Salvaro was 21 years old Reproduction/Social Networks Crime The feminicide would have occurred on May 17th, but the victim was found two days later, on the 19th. In a report to the PM, the suspect said that he and his girlfriend had agreed to take an attempt on his own life, but he would have survived. The accused was arrested in the neighboring city of Cocal do Sul, after his girlfriend's body was found. The victim's family contacted the Military Police when they received messages sent by the couple indicating the intention of an alleged suicide. According to the Military Police, Maria Eduarda Salvaro was hanged with a robe rope. The two had been in a relationship for about 3 years. READ ALSO: Man arrested on suspicion of killing girlfriend in SC Suspect of killing girlfriend tried to simulate suicide scene VIDEOS: most watched on g1 SC in the last 7 days