UpdatedTue, Apr 20, 2021 at 12:35 pm ET
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SCHUYLKILL TOWNSHIP, PA The community has stepped up to support the young family of a woman who police say was fatally stabbed in front of her children over the weekend.
The 7-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son of Deborah Brandao, who died Sunday in what authorities said was a domestic violence incident, are living with an aunt, according to a GoFundMe page set up to support them.
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Authorities say their mother was fatally stabbed by her ex-boyfriend in Schuylkill Township.
Danelo Cavalcante, 31, of Royersford, has been charged with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, aggravated assault and related charges, the Chester County District Attorney s Office announced on Monday.
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Danelo Cavalcante, photo credit: Chester County District Attorney s Office
WEST CHESTER, Pa. - A 31-year-old Royersford, Pennsylvania man has been arrested and charged in the fatal stabbing of his former girlfriend in Schuylkill Township on April 18, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and Schuylkill Township police announced Monday.
Officials stated Danelo Cavalcante was apprehended in Virginia by Virginia State Police. He is charged with first degree murder, third degree murder and other related charges in the death of 33-year-old Deborah Brandao.
Deborah Brandao, photo credit: Chester County District Attorney s Office
UpdatedMon, Apr 19, 2021 at 3:41 pm ET
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A Royersford man is charged with murder after the fatal stabbing of his 33-year-old former girlfriend in Schuylkill Township on Sunday. (Chester County District Attorney s Office)
SCHUYLKILL TOWNSHIP, PA A Royersford man is charged with murder after the fatal stabbing of his 33-year-old former girlfriend in Schuylkill Township Sunday, in what the District Attorney called a cold-blooded, premeditated, and despicable act.
The Chester County District Attorney s Office and Schuylkill Township Police Department said Danelo Cavalcante, 31, of Royersford, had been charged with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, aggravated assault, and related charges.
Schuylkill Township police were dispatched to the 300 block of Pawling Road in Schuylkill Township on Sunday for a domestic disturbance. When they arrived, a woman was found on the ground outside with multiple stab wounds to the chest. A neighbor had attempted life-saving m
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