Police car siren Jorge Júnior/Rede Amazônica A woman was arrested on suspicion of killing her boyfriend in an argument motivated by jealousy in Joinville, the most populous city in Santa Catarina. Her report to the Military Police states that the man choked her and suffocated her during the fight, making her unable to breathe. To defend himself, he took a knife and hit him in the chest. The crime occurred on Saturday (18) in a house in the Morro do Meio neighborhood. At the custody hearing, the arrest in the act for intentional homicide was converted into preventive. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp When contacted, the lawyer appointed by Justice for the custody hearing informed that she followed the procedure and that the case is now being processed in the Judiciary. g1 also contacted the Civil Police this Monday (20), but there was no response until the last update of the report. What are the differences between culpable and intentional homicide? Argument due to jealousy led to a fight. The police were called in the morning and found the woman, who identified herself as the dead man's companion. In testimony, he said that the couple spent the night drinking alcohol and, at a certain point, he started fighting out of jealousy. The suspect then decided to leave the house and began separating her own belongings, when the man allegedly hid her cell phone. During the fight, the woman said she had her neck held, at which point she used the knife to hit him in the chest. The man was also found with a cut on his left eyebrow. The Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) was called, but he did not resist and died in the ambulance. The knife used in the crime was seized and the woman was taken to the Joinville Women's Prison. VIDEOS: most watched g1 SC in the last 7 days