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The youth was sentenced to three years of detention in a closed facility. The judge stated that the minor exhibits psychopathic traits and showed no remorse.
The court decided that the son who killed his mother in Vagos will spend the next three years in an educational centre. Before firing for the second time, the minor heard his mother ask him to “stay calm.”
The Aveiro Family and Juvenile Court today applied the educational custodial measure of detention in a closed educational centre for a period of three years to the youth accused of killing his mother in Vagos.
The court took into account the young man's testimony, in which he confessed. He appeared “emotionless and detached,” “showing no remorse” or providing any reason for the crime.
The Aveiro Family and Juvenile Court today applied the educational custodial measure of detention in a closed educational centre for a period of three years to the youth accused of killing his mother in Vagos.
A 14-year-old youth was sentenced to three years of closed-regime detention for killing his mother in Vagos. The court found it proven that he fired two shots to her head and highlighted his lack of emotion.
O jovem foi condenado a internamento em regime fechado durante três anos, com revisão a cada seis meses, de acordo com a decisão do Tribunal de Família e Menores de Aveiro.
The teenager who killed his mother, then-councillor of Vagos City Council Susana Gravato, was sentenced this Friday, April 17, to three years of closed detention. The case dates back to October 21, 2025, when the woman was struck by a gunshot inside her home in Gafanha da Vagueira, in that municipality of the Aveiro district. The victim was found by her husband, who alerted the fire department. Less than 24 hours after the crime, the Judiciary Police announced they had identified the councillor's son as the sole suspect in his mother's death. Updating: 14-year-old son suspected of killing Vagos City Council councillor remains in closed detention.
The 14-year-old boy was tried behind closed doors for a crime of qualified homicide, but the reading of the verdict is open to the public.
14-year-old boy is being tried behind closed doors for a crime of qualified homicide, but the reading of the decision will be open to the public.
The decision aims to protect the minor's personality rights.
The Aveiro Family and Juvenile Court has scheduled the reading of the verdict for the trial of a minor accused of killing his mother in Vagos in October 2025 for April 17th at 10:00 AM. The 14-year-old boy is being tried behind closed doors under an Educational Guardianship Process for acts constituting qualified homicide. During closing arguments on Friday, April 10th, the Public Prosecutor's Office requested the maximum penalty of three years of detention in a closed educational centre. The trial is being held in private, though the final decision will be public. The minor, currently held in a closed educational centre, is being judged by a collective court. The case concerns the death of Vagos city councillor Susana Gravato, who was shot inside her home in Gafanha da Vagueira on October 21, 2025. The Judiciary Police identified her son as the sole suspect less than 24 hours after the crime.
The decision of the Family and Juvenile Court will be announced on April 17th.
The Public Prosecutor's Office is requesting the application of a three-year custodial educational measure in a closed educational centre, which is the most severe penalty available.
In the same accident, a 21-year-old woman suffered minor injuries.
The court states that it was not possible to apply the educational custodial measure proposed by the Public Prosecutor's Office.
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The court states that it was not possible to apply the educational custodial measure proposed by the Public Prosecutor's Office.
The Public Prosecutor's Office requested the application of an educational custodial measure for the youth, involving internment in an educational centre, which corresponds to the most severe measure.
The Public Prosecutor's Office has requested that the youth be placed in an educational centre, which is the most severe custodial measure available. The youth is the sole suspect in the death of Susana Gravato.
A 45-year-old businessman intended to kill his two minor children, as well as his wife and mother-in-law. “We all die,” the suspect said.
A 45-year-old businessman intended to kill his two minor children, as well as his wife and mother-in-law. “We all die,” the suspect said.
The second session of the educational guardianship proceedings heard seven witnesses, including a psychologist and PJ agents. The Public Prosecutor's Office is requesting placement in an educational centre, the most severe measure.
Seven more witnesses were heard in Thursday's session, including the psychologist working at the educational centre where the youth is serving his custodial measure.
The trial of the 14-year-old boy accused of killing his mother, Vagos city councillor Susana Gravato, will resume on April 10. The delay follows the inability to secure the attendance of two remaining witnesses, scheduling conflicts for the defence lawyers, and the Easter break. The minor is being tried behind closed doors under an Educational Guardianship Process for qualified homicide. During Wednesday's session, the court heard from the child psychiatrist and psychologist who authored the case reports, as well as several witnesses, including Judicial Police agents and staff from the educational centre where the youth is being held. The trial is closed to the public and media, though the final decision will be read publicly. The youth is currently in a closed-regime educational centre, and the Public Prosecutor has requested the most severe educational measure: internment. The incident occurred on October 21, 2025, at the family home in Gafanha da Vagueira, Vagos.
The trial is taking place at the Aveiro Family and Juvenile Court.
The 14-year-old boy accused of killing his mother, Vagos city councillor Susana Gravato, began his trial this Wednesday, March 25, at the Aveiro Family and Juvenile Court. The minor is being tried behind closed doors in an educational guardianship proceeding for facts constituting qualified homicide. The trial, which includes testimony from the minor and expert reports from a child psychiatrist and psychologist, is being conducted by a collective court. The incident occurred on October 21, 2025, at the family home in Gafanha da Vagueira. The Public Prosecutor's Office has requested the most severe educational measure, which is internment in an educational centre.
The murder weapon and the ammunition were found in different places: the weapon in the wardrobe and the bullets on the bedside table.
The Public Prosecutor's Office has requested the application of the educational custodial measure of internment in an educational centre, the most severe measure available. The teenager is accused of the crime of qualified homicide.
The 14-year-old boy murdered his mother, Susana Gravato, with a weapon stolen from his father. The minor has already served nearly six months of his sentence.
