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A 45-year-old former caretaker has been remanded in custody following the double homicide of an elderly foreign couple in Lagos, Portugal.
The trial of two PSP officers accused of kidnapping and killing a Moroccan immigrant in Olhão has commenced, with the defendants denying all allegations of violence.
A 34-year-old British woman was fatally stabbed with scissors by her partner at an Albufeira hotel in front of their four-year-old daughter, leading to the suspect's arrest and an ongoing investigation by Portuguese authorities.
A 34-year-old British woman was found stabbed to death in an Albufeira hotel corridor, leading to the arrest of her 34-year-old partner; the couple was traveling with a minor child.
The driver responsible for striking 16 people in Albufeira while intoxicated has appeared in court, with a decision on his coercive measures expected this Thursday.
A 35-year-old intoxicated driver struck 16 people, including two officers, after breaching a pedestrian zone in Albufeira's Rua da Oura, leading to a criminal investigation.
A vehicle collision in the Oura bar district of Albufeira resulted in one person sustaining serious injuries and three others suffering minor injuries early this morning.
Several GNR officers have confessed to extorting approximately 1,800 euros from 24 immigrant victims by fabricating false legal infractions.
Two GNR officers from Tavira face trial for 27 crimes, including extortion and abuse of power, after allegedly inventing fines to target immigrants.
The youth was involved in two completed robberies, two attempted robberies, and five crimes of physical assault, two of which were aggravated.
A third person suffered minor injuries and was hospitalised.
The National Republican Guard (GNR) confiscated 100 containers of fuel during an operation in Albufeira.
The security force clarifies that the jerrycans were seized near Falésia Beach, but does not quantify the total number of litres they contained. Those arrested are believed to have links to drug trafficking.
Nine people were arrested on an Albufeira beach after being caught unloading fuel containers, allegedly to supply high-speed vessels used for drug trafficking.
A vehicle, five registration certificates, three keys belonging to different vehicles, a drone, and five mobile phones were also seized.
Nine people were arrested and several fuel containers were seized.
Nine people were arrested and several fuel containers were seized.
The crimes allegedly took place in the victims' home and were marked by extreme violence.
The suspect used a blunt object to kill the victims at the house where he worked in Lagos. He then placed the bodies inside a cistern and confessed the crime to a friend, who reported him.
The suspect used a blunt object to kill the victims at the house where he worked in Lagos. He then placed the bodies inside a cistern and confessed the crime to a friend, who reported him.
A man suspected of killing the couple for whom he worked as a caretaker has been remanded in custody. The victims were 79 and 62 years old.
A man has been remanded in custody after being charged with the murder of a foreign couple and hiding their bodies in a cistern. The suspect worked for the couple, who resided in Lagos, Portugal.
The crimes allegedly took place in the victims' home and were marked by extreme violence.
The bodies were found in a cistern on the property, showing signs that the crime was committed with “extreme violence”. The suspect was found by the GNR in possession of stolen goods.
The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced the arrest this Saturday (September 12) in Lagos, Faro district, of a man suspected of murdering a couple of business owners for whom he worked as a caretaker and hiding their bodies in a cistern. In a statement, the PJ specified that the victims were a foreign couple, a 79-year-old man and a 62-year-old woman, who were healthcare entrepreneurs and had lived in Portugal for several years. According to the PJ, the crime occurred at the victims' home in an act of extreme violence, involving blunt force trauma. The suspect allegedly dragged the bodies into a water cistern on the property, attempting to decompose them with chemicals. The motive remains unknown, though the suspect was found by the GNR in the vicinity with significant amounts of cash and valuables belonging to the victims. The recovery of the bodies was a complex operation involving the Lagos Fire Department. The suspect, a foreign national with no known criminal record, will appear in court for questioning and to determine coercive measures.
The homicides allegedly took place at the victims' home. The suspect is believed to have dragged the bodies into a water cistern on the property and then attempted to decompose them using chemicals.
The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced that they arrested a man today in Lagos, in the Faro district, suspected of murdering a couple of business owners for whom he worked as a caretaker and hiding their bodies in a cistern.
PJ judicial police have detained a 45-year-old man in the municipality of Lagos today, on suspicion of having murdered the foreign business couple for whom he worked as a caretaker. The post Double murder in Lagos: caretaker detained on suspicion of killing foreign couple “with extreme violence” appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The victims were a 79-year-old man and a 62-year-old woman who were healthcare entrepreneurs and had lived in Portugal for several years.
