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Authorities learned of the incident on Monday, Nov. 20 around 7:30 a.m., when first responders arrived at an apartment in Danbury on Griffing Avenue and found two dead adults and a toddler inside, Danbury Police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 22.
The toddler was found uninjured but was later taken to Danbury Hospital for evaluation out of caution, police said. An examination confirmed that the toddler had not been injured during the incident.
An investigation into the gruesome scene eventually determined that the man, identified as 29-year-old Dheraldy Caldeira, had killed the 21-year-old woman with a large kitchen knife before using it on himself, according to police.
The names of the woman and toddler were not released because of disclosure laws.
"As the two were in a domestic relationship, this is an example of domestic violence of the worst kind," the department said.
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