Woman is stabbed to death in Macaé; sister who tried to stop the crime and 4 younger daughters were at home

34-year-old woman, mother of five children, is the victim of femicide in Macaé A 34-year-old woman was killed with at least six stab wounds inside her home, in the community of Malvinas, in Macaé, in the North of Fluminense, on the afternoon of this Monday (10). The crime occurred in front of the sister, who tried to prevent the attacks against Karollen de Souza Lopes and ended up injured, according to the Civil Police. The victim's four daughters, aged 1, 4, 7 and 11, were also in the residence at the time of the crime. The ex-partner, suspected of feminicide, fled the scene and had not been located until Tuesday night (11), according to police. His name was not released by authorities. The sister managed to ask for help, but Karollen died after being admitted to the Macaé Public Hospital with serious injuries to her body. The victim also had an 18-year-old daughter, from another relationship, who was not home at the time of the crime. ? Follow the g1 Norte Fluminense channel on WhatsApp. "The couple maintained a relationship for approximately 13 years and had been separated for approximately two months. The information obtained during the investigation indicates that the man did not accept the breakup and sought out the victim in an attempt to rekindle the relationship," said the Civil Police. The knife that would have been used in the crime was located and seized for forensic examination. The investigation also investigates a previous history of domestic violence in the relationship, with, according to the police, "witness accounts of previous episodes of physical and verbal aggression". "Since the facts were communicated, efforts were carried out by the public security forces to locate the perpetrator. The investigation is in the concluding phase, with the indictment of the person being investigated for feminicide and representation for the decree of his preventive detention", informed the Civil Police. Karollen was a victim in her own home Disclosure Another femicide The case occurs less than a month after another femicide recorded in the municipality. Tuani Maia, 33, was also stabbed to death, according to police, by her ex-partner. The Mayor of Macaé, Welberth Rezende, stated, on social media, that he will seek a meeting with the Court, to discuss a project that aims to expand the monitoring of aggressors subjected to protective measures.