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Ten elderly people were rescued on Wednesday from two houses in Lousada. In one of the properties, the residents were living alongside 16 dogs and cats. The couple who owned the properties is now in prison.
Ten elderly people were rescued on Wednesday from two houses in Lousada. In one of the properties, the residents were living alongside 16 dogs and cats. The couple who owned the properties is now in prison.
Five elderly people were living in an illegal care home with 16 cats and dogs.
'Doa a Quem Doer' had exclusive access to an audio recording that reveals the atmosphere of terror experienced by several elderly people in illegal care homes in Lousada, which have since been closed by the GNR.
Victims were assaulted, insulted, and forced to take medication to remain drowsier. Many went hungry and lived without minimum hygiene care.
Victims were assaulted, insulted, and forced to take medication to remain drowsier. Many went hungry and lived without minimum hygiene care.
The 77-year-old woman was starving and had deep wounds. The Public Prosecutor's Office states that 171 victims were subjected to degrading treatment.
The 77-year-old woman was starving and had deep wounds. The Public Prosecutor's Office states that 171 victims were subjected to degrading treatment.
The VILA Festival will host a large fan zone in Lousada to show the Portugal versus Colombia football match live.
The DCIAP states that the investigation was opened on 22 June 2023 at the Lousada Department of Investigation and Penal Action (DIAP).
The six women and one man arrested are between 25 and 65 years old.
The charges involve crimes of mistreatment of the elderly, including four counts of qualified homicide.
The DCIAP states that the investigation was opened on 22 June 2023 by the Lousada DIAP and was subsequently referred to the DCIAP (Porto), where it was registered on 27 September of that year.
The six women and one man arrested are between 25 and 65 years old.
The seven people arrested on Tuesday for the mistreatment of elderly individuals, following the closure of nine residences operating as illegal care homes in Lousada, in the Porto district, were remanded in custody today, a police source told Lusa.
The seven people arrested on Tuesday for the mistreatment of elderly individuals, following the closure of nine residences operating as illegal care homes in Lousada, Porto district, were remanded in custody this Thursday (June 18), a police source told Lusa. The Penafiel Criminal Investigation Court (TIC) also prohibited the suspects from contacting the victims and their families and from working as caregivers. The detainees, six women and one man aged between 25 and 65, were arrested after the GNR closed the nine unlicensed facilities, which were housing 11 elderly people in poor sanitary and safety conditions. The victims have since been relocated by Social Security services.
The charges involve crimes of mistreatment of the elderly, including four counts of qualified homicide.
Woman reports the traumatising experience of her mother, who in 2023 was in one of the illegal care homes shut down by the GNR on Wednesday.
Illegal nursing homes in Lousada, under judicial investigation since 2024, had received two urgent closure orders and one administrative order from Social Security, which were not complied with.
The GNR closed nine illegal care homes in Lousada and arrested seven people for mistreatment, homicide, and fraud. The PCP is asking the Government for urgent responses and accuses the State of chronic abandonment.
The seven people detained during searches of illegal care homes in Lousada are suspected of four homicides. They will appear before a judge today for an initial interrogation.
The GNR has closed nine unlicensed nursing homes and arrested seven suspects for mistreatment in substandard facilities. The defendants are also charged with homicide, kidnapping, swindling, and fraud.
Elderly people were mistreated in illegal care homes, suffering from hunger and lacking hygienic conditions. Four deaths were recorded.
An investigation identified more than 170 elderly victims of mistreatment, four of whom ended up dying. The case involves physical abuse, lack of hygiene, and food deprivation, which led to the arrest of seven people.
The National Republican Guard (GNR) shut down nine unlicensed elderly care facilities in the municipality of Lousada.
11 elderly people aged between 78 and 95 were living in poor conditions in unlicensed residences. The suspects, under investigation since 2016, will be interrogated this Wednesday.
The elderly were transferred to accommodation facilities identified by Social Security.
The GNR shut down nine residences operating illegally as nursing homes in Lousada, Porto district, on Tuesday, June 16, and arrested seven people, the police force reported. Following an investigation into the mistreatment of the elderly, officers found that the residences, which lacked any licensing to house elderly people, were accommodating 11 individuals—nine women and two men aged between 78 and 95, the GNR stated. The properties failed to meet health and hygiene standards and lacked an adequate number of caregivers to ensure the well-being and safety of the residents. During the operation, the elderly individuals were relocated to facilities identified by Social Security. The detainees, six women and one man aged between 25 and 65, will appear for their first judicial interrogation at the Criminal Investigation Court (TIC) of Penafiel on Wednesday at 14:00. The operation involved several GNR territorial posts and criminal investigation units, with support from Porto Social Security, the Penafiel TIC, the Porto Este District Court, and the Tâmega e Sousa Health Delegation.
