Taynara Souza Santos, lost both legs after being hit and dragged
A 31-year-old woman, Taynara Souza Santos, lost both legs after being hit and dragged for more than a kilometer by the car driven by her ex-partner, in the northern area of São Paulo.
The attack happened on Saturday morning and the Civil Police are investigating it as an attempted femicide.
The victim left a bar on Avenida Morvan Dias of Figueiredo when the suspect, upon seeing her talking to another man, accelerated a black Volkswagen Golf towards her.
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The impact left her trapped under the vehicle, which continued to Rua Manguari, at the height of Marginal Tietê.
Equipes from SAMU attended to Tainara at the scene, where she received a blood transfusion before being transferred to surgery
The episode began around 6am on Saturday, when Tainara was leaving the establishment after a night of work. Douglas, present at the bar, started a verbal fight when he noticed her interaction with a companion
Seconds later, he got into the car and intentionally advanced, knocking the victim down and continuing without stopping.
Motoristas on Marginal Tietê registered the vehicle with the body dragged, generating immediate alerts to the police.
The Secretaria of Segurança Pública of São Paulo used the Sistema Muralha Paulista to track the black Golf, crossing plates and images from external cameras.
