A BODYBUILDER was butchered in his sleep by his wife after she became convinced he was cheating — then stabbed again as he tried to crawl to safety.
Valter de Vargas Aita, 41, was killed in a blood-soaked frenzy in the Brazilian town of Chapecó, in Santa Catarina state.
Investigators on Wednesday revealed the shocking details from the September 7 attack.
Police say wife Andreia Carvalho Aita pounced on Valter as he slept, plunging a kitchen knife into his jugular, head, arms, legs and torso.
Bleeding heavily, the five-time state bodybuilding champion tried to escape but collapsed in the stairwell, leaving a trail of blood.
Cops said: “She believed that her partner had been having sexual relationships with other people for several months before the crime and, on more than one occa