A person convicted of killing his girlfriend in Pennsylvania, and sought by Brazil, escapes jail

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A person convicted this month of fatally stabbing his girlfriend escaped Thursday from a suburban Philadelphia jail and prosecutors say he’s additionally needed in his native Brazil in a separate slaying.

Danelo Cavalcante, 34, eluded guards on the Chester County Prison in West Chester earlier than 9 a.m., and was seen almost an hour later strolling on a highway close to the jail, authorities mentioned.

A jury took simply quarter-hour to convict Cavalcante of killing Deborah Brandao, his girlfriend of two years, in entrance of her youngsters at her residence in Schuylkill Township in April 2021. Prosecutors mentioned he was offended that she deliberate to reveal the costs in Brazil. They stem from a 2017 slaying in line with Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan.

Cavalcante was sentenced to life in jail Aug. 22 and was awaiting a switch to state jail in Pennsylvania.

Authorities described him as 5 toes (1.5 meters) tall and 120 kilos (54 kilograms). He has curly black hair and a closely-cropped beard and mustache, in line with a photograph the county launched.