Fundraiser To Remember Phoenixville Woman Killed By Danelo Cavalcante

CHESTER COUNTY, PA —Danelo Calvacante escaped from Chester County Prison but there are still two children living in fear as their mother's murderer roams free.

This Victims of Danelo Cavalcante fund will go towards the children who not only are without a mother, but they witnessed this horrific act of violence.

Cavalcante, 43, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. On Aug. 31, he escaped from Chester County Prison and is on the run.

A family friend, Adina Rowan, organized a GoFundMe, which will ensure the money goes to the children through The You Are Worth It , a nonprofit based in Spring City.

In the case, township police were dispatched to the 300 block of Pawling Road for a domestic disturbance around 4:15 p.m. on April 18, 2021.

When they arrived, they found Deborah Brandao on the ground outside the home with multiple stab wounds to the chest.

Investigators later learned that Brandao’s 7-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son were outside with their mother when Cavalcante, who the children recognized as her ex-boyfriend, arrived in a car.

The young girl told police that Cavalcante grabbed Brandao’s hair, yanking her to the ground, and appeared to pull two knives from a bag he had behind his back, saying he was “going to do something bad to their lives,” according to the arrest affidavit.

During the struggle, Brandao was able to tell the girl to get help, and the child ran to a neighbor’s house, where the neighbor called 911. Cavalcante fled the scene before police arrived.

When police investigators showed the girl a photo of Cavalcante, she quickly identified him as the person who had stabbed her mother. “That’s him, that’s the guy that killed my mom,” the complaint quotes her as saying. “Please get him and put him in prison.” Contributions may be made here.