The Maranhão Court of Justice has upheld the decision to send Elizeu Carvalho de Castro to a jury trial for the cruel and brutal murder of 21-year-old lesbian Ana Caroline Sousa Campelo, whose mutilated body was found on 10 December 2023, in Maranhãozinho. Prosecutors allege she was killed by asphyxiation in a hate crime after being abducted while cycling home from work. Carvalho, also known as “Bahia” or “Baiano”, denies involvement but remains in custody awaiting trial.
Two months after her death, Ana Caroline’s body was exhumed for forensic examination at the request of Maranhão’s Civil Police, after it was revealed she had been buried without an autopsy.
Her death sparked nationwide protests against lesbophobia and lesbicide, drawing condemnation from activists and government officials, including the Minister of Women Cida Gonçalves, who labeled it a case of lesbophobia and a gender-based hate crime.
Please note the following article contains upsetting details about Ana Caroline’s death.
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