{"id":369,"date":"2026-02-04T16:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/02\/04\/social-media-star-18-dies-after-shes-allegedly-stabbed-by-boyfriends-ex-girlfriend\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T16:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:40:22","slug":"social-media-star-18-dies-after-shes-allegedly-stabbed-by-boyfriends-ex-girlfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/02\/04\/social-media-star-18-dies-after-shes-allegedly-stabbed-by-boyfriends-ex-girlfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Star, 18, Dies After She\u2019s Allegedly Stabbed by Boyfriend\u2019s Ex-Girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maria Luiza Costa da Silva, a Brazilian content creator known online as \u201cMalu Costantine,\u201d maintained a following of nearly 30,000 on Instagram<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/DE1kbT5Lrl26CbdTD7E_AnHgOwk=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/Malu-Costa-2426-d84c4603a80e421b909cf5b9c8bb4a9f.jpg\" alt=\"Malu Costa malu_costantine\/Threads\" title=\"Malu Costa, malu_costantine\"\/><figcaption><i>Malu Costa <\/i>\n<p>malu_costantine\/Threads<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Maria Luiza Costa da Silva, a Brazilian content creator known online as \u201cMalu Costantine,\u201d died on Jan. 31 at age 18<\/li>\n<li>She was allegedly stabbed by Kallyne Santos da Silva, her boyfriend\u2019s ex-girlfriend, in a confrontation outside of a bar, her boyfriend claimed to police<\/li>\n<li>Maria maintained a following of nearly 30,000 on Instagram, and her account was set to private after her death<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Maria Luiza Costa da Silva, a Brazilian content creator known online as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/malu_costantine\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">\u201cMalu Costantine,\u201d<\/a> died in an alleged stabbing on Jan. 31. She was 18.<\/p>\n<p>Maria\u2019s boyfriend, Gabryel Nascimento da Silva, 27, told authorities that he and the late content creator were exiting a bar in Recife, Brazil \u2014 where they were attending a pre-Carnival event by Bloco do Papada \u2014 when they encountered Gabryel\u2019s ex-girlfriend Kallyne Santos da Silva, per local outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/g1.globo.com\/pe\/pernambuco\/carnaval\/2026\/noticia\/2026\/02\/02\/mulher-e-presa-em-upa-apos-matar-namorada-do-ex-companheiro-a-facadas-e-esfaquear-homem.ghtml\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">g1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Military Police arrest report obtained by the outlet, Gabryel alleged that the three began to argue, and Kallyne started stabbing Maria. He attempted to defend his girlfriend, Gabryel continued, and he was also stabbed in the thigh. The alleged altercation ended when Maria grabbed the knife and stabbed Kallyne in the stomach, the report adds.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/FsBZtcJ3E_hiykmYUFmRayxTaHw=\/fit-in\/640x480\/Malu-Costa3-2426-d0b2233194c54d2c83f9c03a045ab347.jpg\" alt=\"Malu Costa malu_costantine\/Threads\" title=\"Malu Costa, malu_costantine\"\/><figcaption><i>Malu Costa <\/i>\n<p>malu_costantine\/Threads<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Maria and Gabryel were transported to a local emergency room by a bystander\u2019s personal car, but Maria died before she could receive medical attention, per g1. Military police said that Kallyne fled the scene but was later found by authorities at an emergency room seeking medical attention and was transferred to another hospital, where she remains under custody.<\/p>\n<p>Civil Police are investigating the case as a homicide, per g1.<\/p>\n<p>Maria, a well-known content creator, maintained a following of nearly 30,000 on Instagram. Her account was set to private after her death.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/4tillkGQG_4kUmaOKCOW5MvB-mo=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/Malu-Costa5-2426-b1a2dec249c94d5492299609c9075167.jpg\" alt=\"Malu Costa malu_costantine\/Threads\" title=\"Malu Costa, malu_costantine\"\/><figcaption><i>Malu Costa <\/i>\n<p>malu_costantine\/Threads<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a translated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUOrXMhj8Lh\/?img_index=1\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">statement<\/a> shared to Instagram on Feb. 1, Bloco do Papada expressed \u201csolidarity with the tragedy that affected young Luiza,\u201d adding, \u201cWe join in the grief of her family and friends in this moment of immense sadness, wishing strength and comfort to all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The organization also maintained that the alleged stabbing was \u201can isolated incident\u201d and that it occurred two hours after the official ending of the event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBloco do Papada reaffirms its commitment to a carnival of peace, respect, and responsibility,\u201d the statement added. \u201cActs of violence do not represent the values of the festival, nor the popular culture that we have defended for 10 years. We remain confident in the work of the authorities and reiterate the importance of carnival always being a space of joy, coexistence, and preservation of life.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria Luiza Costa da Silva, a Brazilian content creator known online as \u201cMalu Costantine,\u201d maintained a following of nearly 30,000 on Instagram Malu Costa malu_costantine\/Threads NEED TO KNOW Maria Luiza Costa da Silva, a Brazilian content creator known online as \u201cMalu Costantine,\u201d died on Jan. 31 at age 18 She was allegedly stabbed by Kallyne [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything-else"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"1":{"name":"Everything Else","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/category\/everything-else\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}