Suspect of attacking businesswoman who died after two months is arrested in Niterói

Businesswoman Izabela Leite, 30 years old, passed away last Tuesday night, July 8, at the Azevedo Lima State Hospital (Heal), located in the Fonseca neighborhood, in Niterói, in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro. The death occurred about two months after she was hospitalized, being a victim of violence. The former partner is considered the main suspect in the crime and has been detained since May.

Izabela Leite was the mother of an 11-year-old daughter. Through social media, friends and family shared various tributes and messages of mourning, expressing deep sorrow for the loss. Information about the businesswoman’s wake and burial has not yet been publicly released.

The State Department of Health issued an official statement, clarifying that the patient was unable to recover, despite all efforts and intensive treatment provided by the hospital’s multidisciplinary team. The institution’s management expressed its regret over the death and assured that it would be available to provide the support and information that the family needed.

The Civil Police confirmed that the victim’s ex-partner, identified as the main suspect in the case, was arrested in the act on May 7th. Subsequently, the Court ordered the conversion of the arrest from flagrant to preventive, keeping the individual in custody.

The Niterói Women’s Assistance Police Station (Deam) has completed investigations into the case. The investigation was officially concluded and forwarded to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, including the indictment of the individual being investigated for the crime.

So far, the Civil Police have chosen not to disclose the name of the man who is being investigated in the process.