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Brazilian Influencer 'Human Barbie' Found Dead in São Paulo as Police Probe Suspicious Death

Authorities await autopsy and toxicology results to establish the cause.

Overview

  • Police say Bárbara Jankavski, 31, was found the night of Nov. 2 in a Lapa residence, semi-nude, with a left-eye injury and marks on her back.
  • A 51-year-old public defender, identified in reports as Renato Campos Pinto de Vitto, told officers he hired her for sexual services, they used illicit substances, and he attempted CPR before calling emergency services.
  • Emergency dispatchers guided resuscitation efforts by phone, and a Samu physician pronounced her dead at 21:07.
  • A woman who had been at the residence earlier told police she saw Jankavski slip and fall around 4 a.m., which she said caused the eye injury.
  • The Civil Police recorded the case as a suspicious sudden death and transferred the body to the IML for necropsy and toxicology by the state forensic service, with results pending.