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São Paulo Forensics Rule ‘Human Barbie’ Barbara Jankavski’s Death an Accidental Cocaine Overdose

Prosecutors and her family have asked to send the case to the Jury Court for further scrutiny, including a possible exhumation, with a judge’s decision pending.

Overview

  • The Technical-Scientific Police and São Paulo Civil Police concluded she suffered a heart attack caused by cocaine use, according to g1.
  • Jankavski, 31, was found unresponsive on Nov. 2 inside the São Paulo home of public defender Renato Campos Pinto de Vitto.
  • De Vitto told authorities he hired her for sexual services, said both used illicit drugs, and reported attempting CPR before emergency responders arrived.
  • Police records note she was in underwear with an injury near her left eye and marks on her back, and the death was initially classified as suspicious.
  • The Public Prosecutor’s Office and her parents are seeking reclassification and additional forensic steps, potentially including exhumation and a new autopsy.