David da Silva Lemos, 28, was arrested after Kimberlly, 3, Giovanna, 6, Donavan, 8, and their sister Yasmin, 11, were found dead on Tuesday. The Sun.
The children were found with stab wounds at their father’s home in Alvorada, southern Brazil, after family members called police.
Police arrested the father at a hotel in nearby Porto Alegre early the next morning.
For the grandmother, the motive is clear: “He had already attacked my daughter. Their relationship was definitely over, but he did this to hurt my daughter, I’m sure, in the worst possible way. He’s a coward. »
Police said the couple had been together for 12 years. But they had separated in September after David assaulted the children’s mother.
The 24-year-old victim reported the incident to the police and requested a restraining order against him. Relatives said the children had stayed with their father and were due to return to their mother in the coming days.