A man convicted this month of fatally stabbing a former girlfriend escaped Thursday morning and prosecutors say he's also wanted in his native Brazil in a separate slaying.
on Thursday morning, just one week after he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for stabbing a former girlfriend to death, officials said.
," was last seen walking on Wawaset Road in Pocopson Township around 9:40 a.m., Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. A prison official did not give any details about the escape, saying it was under investigation.said. He's a Brazilian national fluent in Portuguese and Spanish. Cavalcante also speaks some English.
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