Video shows woman asking for help after being stabbed by her ex on the coast of SP Severino Alves Pereira, the 56-year-old bricklayer who stabbed Paula Santos da Silva, 37, to death in São Vicente, on the coast of São Paulo, tried to cry and pretended to be moved before the police discovered that he was the perpetrator. The man's behavior at the police station was reported to g1 by the victim's sister. "We were in disbelief because we imagined it had been anyone else but him, because he was there [at the police station] helpful," said the victim's younger sister, Beatriz Santos Freitas, 29. "He even kind of tried to cry there. Now, remembering it like that, he faked commotion." ? Click here to follow the new g1 Santos channel on WhatsApp. Beatriz explained that she was only aware that Severino provided maintenance services for Paula. She highlighted that her sister never mentioned having had any type of relationship with the bricklayer, but rather that she was in love with a police officer she met in the capital of São Paulo. In fact, the sister believes that this was the motivation for the crime. "She stopped paying attention to this man, who is this Severino. And then he must have felt hurt and everything, and did this [...]. This police officer was the one she really loved, that's for sure. This guy who came out of nowhere, I don't know. I don't know if he lied, I don't know if he thought he had something with her and she gave him hope." Paula Santos da Silva, aged 37, was stabbed to death by Severino Alves Pereira, aged 56, in São Vicente (SP) Social Networks and Personal Archive Meeting at the police station After the attack against Paula, Severino returned to the condominium to see the victim's daughter, aged 9, and even accompanied the child to the police station. At the time, he had not yet been recognized as the perpetrator of the crime and identified himself to the police and witnesses as the woman's partner. Paula's sister stated that she met the man at the police station, when he called her to talk. "He said that he was her fiancé, that the wedding was already scheduled, that he bought her an apartment. We didn't understand anything because we had never seen him, we didn't know him, she had never told us about him. I was desperate at that moment and I couldn't even process it," he said. Beatriz, her husband and the father of Paula's daughter were released by the police to resolve the wake issues. The family discovered that Severino had been the author of the murder through a report. "I never imagined that this could happen to my sister. We imagine and see many things on television, but not with our family. Never", lamented Beatriz. The family member added that she returned to the police station to try to talk to Severino and understand the motivation for the crime, but the receptionist did not allow her entry. Beatriz Santos Freitas with her sister Paula Santos da Silva, stabbed to death in São Vicente (SP) Personal Archive Mourning Beatriz said that she maintained communication with her sister by telephone, as they always lived in different cities. In December 2025, Paula moved to São Vicente with her daughter to be close to her and the child's father. "She was a happy, docile, very helpful person. Maybe that was why this whole thing happened because she was a person who paid too much attention to everyone. She was a great mother, she took care of her daughter in a surreal way and alone", highlighted Beatriz. According to her, the wake took place on Wednesday (15), in São Vicente. The body was buried in Bananeiras, Paraíba, on Thursday (16), so Paula's parents and three other brothers could say goodbye. Remember the case Video shows attack by man who stabbed his ex-partner to death on the coast of SP Paula and Severino had a brief relationship. Without accepting the end, the man waited for the woman to leave work on Monday (13) and attacked her with stabs in the stomach and neck, on Rua Tibiriçá, in the city center. The victim managed to travel a few meters before falling in front of the building where he lived, on Rua Frei Gaspar, still in the city center. Surveillance images recorded the woman walking with difficulty and asking for help. Severino was recognized by the monitoring cameras and, when questioned by the police, he confessed and detailed the dynamics of the crime. According to the testimony, he attacked Paula and then went to the Suspension Bridge to discard the knife. Afterwards, he went to Praça da Biquinha, where he washed his hands. According to the report, he started receiving calls from employees in the building. The suspect said he returned to the condominium to check on Paula's daughter and found the police there. Accompanied by an agent, he went to the apartment, where the child was removed and taken to the police station. The girl's father was called and was responsible for her. The man was arrested in the act after confessing to the murder. He must answer for qualified feminicide, with the aggravating factors of appeal that made it difficult to defend the victim and ambush. Infographic - Woman is stabbed by her ex on the coast of SP Arte g1 VIDEOS: g1 in 1 minute Santos