Framingham Man Who Stabbed Wife To Death Found Guilty

FRAMINGHAM, MA — A Framingham man was convicted in the stabbing death of his wife in 2022.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Framingham Chief of Police Lester Baker confirmed that, after a weeklong trial, Edvardo Gomes-Da Silva, 42,of Framingham, was convicted of first-degree murder.

Da Silva fatally stabbed Neiriane Pereira-Da Silva, 30,of Framingham at a Taylor Street home.

On July 17, 2022, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Framingham Police received a 911 call from a multi-family home on Taylor Street. The caller reported that they had observed blood on the stairway to the third floor of the building and were concerned someone might be in need of assistance inside that apartment.

Upon arrival, police located the victim and the defendant suffering from apparent stab wounds. Neiriane Pereira-Da Silva was transported to MetroWest Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.

Edvardo Gomes Da Silva was transported to a Boston area hospital.

The investigation revealed that the victim and defendant shared a child and were in the process of breaking up. When the defendant learned that the victim had been in a relationship with another man and that she was going to have a child with her new boyfriend, he became jealous and brutally stabbed her before making an attempt to die by suicide, officials said.

“This is a tragic case of domestic violence. Neiriane Pereira-Da Silva was attempting to start a new relationship when the defendant violently attacked her. We know these circumstances can be especially dangerous for victims. The defendant had made statements that he was not going to permit the victim and his daughter to live with anyone but him. This type of controlling behavior can often tragically lead to violence,” said District Attorney Ryan.