The Civil Police are investigating the death of a woman assaulted in a fight after a punk band concert last Sunday (3) in Lapa, West Zone of São Paulo.
The case, previously investigated as a "suspicious death," is now being investigated by the 7th Police District (DP) in Lapa as intentional homicide, when there is intent to kill. The police station made the change after analyzing security camera footage circulating on social media, showing two women assaulting the victim (see above).
A man can also be seen in the footage assisting in the assault, pulling the victim away from one of the women and preventing others from approaching to break up the fight. Police are analyzing the footage to try to identify the attackers and this individual. If necessary, the investigation will request the temporary arrest of those involved.
Helen Cristina Vitai was 43 years old and was part of a punk collective. One of the attackers, according to relatives of the victim interviewed by the reporting team, is also a punk, but from a different group. They said the two fought over a Facebook post, but did not provide details about who posted it or what was in it.
