Boituva ex-councilwoman killed in workplace stabbing

Patrícia Poncini, a former councilwoman in Boituva, São Paulo, died on Thursday after being stabbed while working at the local Serviço de Obras Sociais (SOS).

Security footage captured the attack, showing Poncini and another employee, Andréia Bento, on the ground. Both victims were treated by the Fire Department and SAMU. While Poncini succumbed to her injuries at the hospital, Bento remains in stable condition at Hospital São Luiz.

The suspect has been identified as Marcos Santana Lima, a public servant who also worked at the facility. Following the attack, Lima contacted the Municipal Civil Guard to confess to the crime. He was apprehended near a highway leading to Sorocaba and taken to the Boituva Police Station.

The Boituva City Hall issued a statement expressing solidarity with the victims and announced three days of official mourning.