Olivia De Freitas, the 23-year-old woman who recently succumbed over a month after she was set on fire, was constantly threatened and had parted ways with her alleged attacker just days before, according to her family.
The family also believes De Freitas’ life could have been saved if the police had acted promptly on reports of previous threats to her life that were made.
Ryan Perreira, the dead woman’s stepfather, said that he tried his best to protect her but the situation was beyond his control.
“Law and protection. The woman needed protection… I try to save her… but I couldn’t have mek it,” the distraught father said.