Overview

• Authorities disclosed final investigative findings on Oct. 1, with the suspect remaining in custody on an intentional homicide charge that includes trivial motive and victim's inability to defend.
• Police report that Valter Aita, 41, was stabbed in the jugular as he woke on Sept. 7 inside the couple's apartment in Chapecó.
• Evidence recovered includes photos of the victim sleeping, surveillance through holes in a wall, threatening text messages with knife emojis, and audio recordings of prior threats.
• Forensic reports describe multiple kitchen‑knife wounds to the head, neck, face, limbs, and torso, with a blood trail indicating an attempt to flee to the building's stairs before collapsing.
• In her statement, Andréia Carvalho Aita admitted to delivering three stab wounds and claimed the knife was in the victim's hand, while investigators also noted AI-generated messages reflecting agitation over suspected infidelity.