Who is the boyfriend arrested for killing a biology student and keeping the body locked in the room in SC

Who was the student found dead in her boyfriend's house in SC José Gustavo Rabelo de Souza, 21 years old, investigated for feminicide after confessing to killing his girlfriend, Joviana Evelyn Iankovski, in Sangão, in the south of Santa Catarina, worked as a clerk in an electrical materials store and even had a micro-business focused on fast delivery services. According to the Civil Police, he had no criminal record. The victim's family, however, claims that he already had a history of violence. To g1, the lawyer for the person under investigation informed, this Wednesday (13), that he will soon speak out in a note. Joviana's body was located by the police on Monday (10). The arrest occurred on the same day and was converted into preventive arrest after a custody hearing. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp The author handed himself in at the police station and confessed to having murdered the 19-year-old biology student with a rear naked choke after an argument, locking the body in his own room and living with it throughout the weekend. The body was found after Joviana's mother suspected that the messages that had been sent to her by her daughter were written by someone else. One of the first messages was on Friday (7), when the victim told her family that she would not return home and would sleep at her boyfriend's house. From then on, contact between the two became even more unusual. Man did not have a good history with ex-girlfriends, says victim's family José Gustavo worked at the counter of an electrical materials and solar energy store in Morro da Fumaça, a neighboring city of Sangão. He was also listed as the owner of a micro-enterprise (MEI) focused on fast delivery services, opened in June 2026 and with a low registration status. The Civil Police reported that the suspect had no criminal record or crimes related to domestic violence in his name. However, the family highlights that he did not have a good history with his ex-girlfriends. "His family said that he was forbidden from taking women home because he is the 'black sheep of the family'. Our family and Joviana did not know this information," Lívia Iankovski, Joviana's sister, told g1. Delegate Murilo Silveira da Cunha, responsible for the investigation, also highlighted that the relationship between them was "troubled". "It was common, according to the author's own reports, for him to take not only the victim, but also other people to his room, making his rooms an isolated room, without the people he took having contact with their family members or anyone else who was in the house", explained the delegate. Who is the boyfriend suspected of killing a biology student and keeping the body in the room for days in SC Social networks, Reproduction The suspect's family found out about the crime days later? The police confirmed that the young man only informed his family about the death on Monday morning (10). Mother and grandmother, who lived with him, would not have suspected the situation because the suspect commonly took people to his room, "making his rooms an isolated room", said the police chief. An examination by the Scientific Police will accurately identify the cause and time of death. However, the investigation believes that the crime occurred between Thursday (6) and Friday (7). READ ALSO: Student discovered messages from her boyfriend with other women before being killed Student was found dead a week after starting biology school Student killed at her boyfriend's house in SC dreamed of 'backpacking' around the world and volunteering in Africa Joviana Evelyn Iankovski was found dead at her boyfriend's house in Sangão (SC) Social networks/ Reproduction How to ask for help in SC Civil Police WhatsApp: (48) 98844-0011. Virtual police station: policeofficevirtual.sc.gov.br. Dial 100 or call 182. Military Police: 190. VIDEOS: most watched on g1 SC in the last 7 days