Woman is stabbed to death after leaving work on the coast of SP Severino Alves Pereira, the 56-year-old man who stabbed Paula Santos da Silva, 37, to death in São Vicente, on the coast of São Paulo, had a history of violence against women. According to g1, he was previously arrested after being accused of attacking another ex-partner. Severino provided maintenance services in the building where Paula lived and had a brief relationship with her. Without accepting the end of the relationship, he waited for the woman to leave work on Monday night (13) and attacked her with knife blows to the stomach and neck, on Rua Tibiriça, in the center of São Vicente. ? Click here to follow the new g1 Santos channel on WhatsApp. Paula Santos da Silva tried to ask for help after being stabbed by her ex in São Vicente (SP). Reproduction and Social Networks Paula managed to travel a few meters before falling in front of the building where she lived, on Rua Frei Gaspar. Images obtained by g1 show the victim walking with difficulty. In the video, she appears bloodied, waving towards the other side of the street to ask for help from people passing by (see below). The Fire Department was called, but her death was confirmed by a doctor from the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) still at the scene. g1 did not locate Severino's defense until the publication of this report. Who was Severino? Severino Alves Pereira, aged 56, stabbed Paula Santos da Silva, aged 37, to death in São Vicente g1 Santos e Reproduction/Social networks and Civil Police According to residents, Severino had been providing services to the building for many years and always showed great joy. “I never imagined he would be capable of doing what he did,” said resident Letícia Guedes, who has lived in the building for 20 years. According to her, the suspect worked as a bricklayer and used to play with residents. “He was always a playful guy, we joked that he was the flirt here [...] Always telling jokes”, reported the woman, who works as a manager of a social project. Paula Santos da Silva, aged 37, was stabbed to death by Severino Alves Pereira, aged 56, in São Vicente (SP) Reproduction/Social Networks and Personal Archive According to the resident, Severino was very talkative and used to say that he didn't drink or use drugs, but had an addiction. “He said his addiction was to women,” he said. She also said that the employee appeared to be a very present father and grandfather. Letícia said that Severino has daughters and had recently lost one of them to cancer. Criminal history As determined by g1, Severino was born in Limoeiro, Pernambuco, in March 1970 and had 5 daughters. However, he had lived in São Vicente for many years and even had a criminal record in the city. In 1999, he was the target of a police investigation for the crime of material abandonment, which is when someone, without just cause, stops supporting dependents or paying the alimony agreed in court. In 2011, he was the subject of an arrest warrant for an (unspecified) case in the 1st Family and Succession Court of São Vicente. However, the man was imprisoned for less than a month. The following year, however, Severino was accused of attacking his ex-partner, who was 72 years old at the time. At the time, she said she was threatened with death and was punched by the construction worker, who had a set of keys in his hand. In 2013, he was arrested for the crime, but was released after three days. He confessed that he killed Paula Severino, he was recognized on 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 when she was leaving work and then went to the Suspension Bridge to discard the knife he used. Afterwards, he went to Praça da Biquinha, where he washed his hands. According to the report, he started receiving calls from employees of the building, as the victim had no family in the city. The suspect said he returned to the condominium to check on Paula's daughter and found the police there. Paula Santos da Silva, 37, was stabbed to death by Severino Alves Pereira, 56, in São Vicente (SP) Reproduction Severino stated that he had affection for the girl and asked to see her. Accompanied by a police officer, 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. Meanwhile, the police analyzed images from security cameras and identified Severino as the perpetrator of the crime. He was arrested in the act after confessing to the murder. The man must answer for qualified feminicide, with the aggravating factors of recourse that made it difficult to defend the victim and ambush.