Overview
- Areas, 39, was found dead on November 13 in Campos dos Goytacazes after a fall from the top floor of her residential building, with firefighters confirming the death at the scene.
- Her body was located in the building’s children’s play area, and the Civil Police cordoned the site and launched forensic work to determine how the fall occurred.
- Hours earlier she attended Hospital Ferreira Machado around 7:30 a.m. for cuts to her wrists and neck, received sutures and a tetanus shot, and left voluntarily at about 10:30 a.m. without a formal discharge.
- Investigators have taken statements from neighbors and the man in the apartment and ordered a review of building security cameras; her partner alerted authorities after the incident.
- Sources report the working hypothesis of a voluntary fall, though other possibilities remain under review, and the case has intensified scrutiny of hospital protocols for patients who may be at risk.