Cape Cod woman accused of stabbing ex-boyfriend to death, held without bail, opens immigration case – Fall River Reporter

A Cape Cod woman is accused of stabbing her ex-boyfriend, killing him.

Juscelene Guedes, 29, of Centreville, was arrested Thursday for her role in the Wednesday killing of Renato Chaves, 33, in the town of Barnstable.

Shortly after 7:15 p.m., Barnstable Police received a 911 call reporting an accident in the area of ​​TD Bank, 226 Falmouth Rd Route 28 in Hyannis. One of the occupants apparently had a stab wound to the chest. The victim was transported to CCH in critical condition. At 8:36 p.m., the victim was pronounced deceased.

A passenger in the same vehicle as the victim, Juscelene Guedes, was arrested and charged with murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, namely: a knife.

According to MassLive, Guedes told police through an interpreter that Chaves was her ex-boyfriend and that they had been arguing when Chaves pulled out a yellow-handled knife and kicked her in the thigh. She somehow managed to get the knife out of his hand, then slashed his forearm with the knife before stabbing him in the chest. Guedes said she and Chaves had a long history of domestic violence.

A GoFundMe fundraiser has been organized to return Chaves' body to be buried with his family in Brazil.

Guedes was held without bail and, according to NBC10 Boston, has an open case with immigration authorities and is originally from Brazil.

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