Daily Life: Homicide news in Portugal

Judicial Police (PJ) detain one of the suspects in the murder of a teenager in Amadora

Man arrested on suspicion of murdering woman on Avenida de Ceuta in Lisbon

The Polícia Judiciária (PJ) arrested on Monday a 36-year-old man suspected of the murder of a 30-year-old woman in a car park on Avenida de Ceuta, near the Ceuta Sul neighbourhood in Lisbon.

Man suspected of killing woman on Avenida de Ceuta in Lisbon arrested. He had begun fleeing to the south of the country

A man suspected of killing a woman on Avenida de Ceuta in Lisbon has been arrested. Authorities say he had already begun to flee towards the south of Portugal.

Judicial Police (PJ) arrested a man suspected of murdering his ex-partner in Alcântara

The alleged killer was arrested on the same day as the crime while fleeing Lisbon towards the south of the country. The woman was shot dead with four bullets as she left her home. The suspect fired six rounds in the direction of his ex-partner.

Suspect in killing of woman on Avenida de Ceuta arrested

The man fled south after the crime but was arrested on the same day by the Judicial Police. He will be brought for an initial interrogation at the Department of Investigation and Penal Action in Lisbon.

Killer of actress Delfina Cruz's daughter faces up to 25 years' imprisonment

José had been a tenant of Maria Custódia Amaral and lured the estate agent to what turned out to be her last professional act: the sale of the house where she was murdered. The killer is already in custody.

Obsession leads to fatal ambush with four shots

A relationship between two Carris drivers ends in tragedy. Edite Silva, aged 30, leaves behind two minor children.

Man dies after being shot inside a car in Sintra

According to the PSP, the man was shot several times with an automatic weapon while he was inside a vehicle in Queluz.

One person shot dead inside a car in Queluz

Witnesses indicate an automatic, war-calibre weapon may have been used in the crime.

Suspect in the murder of Delfina Cruz's daughter remanded in custody

Authorities detained the suspect in Lourinhã on the same day they found the body of Maria Custódia Amaral.

Manuel Rodrigues believes the man who shot a woman dead in Lisbon knew the victim's routines and acted with 'rage'

A CMTV commentator says it was 'a premeditated crime'.

Man told Delfina Cruz's daughter he wanted to sell the house to lure her there and kill her

CM and CMTV's senior reporter Tânia Laranjo was at the scene where Maria Amaral was allegedly murdered by José, a 35-year-old.

30-year-old woman fatally shot in Lisbon

The crime took place in the early hours.

Daughter of actress Delfina Cruz murdered. Body recovered from the Óbidos Lagoon

The homicide is believed to have occurred on the day the estate agent disappeared. A suspect has been detained who is said to have had a close relationship with the victim.

PJ (Polícia Judiciária) arrests alleged killer of Maria Amaral, estate agent missing in Lourinhã

The Polícia Judiciária announced the arrest of a suspect believed to be responsible for the death of Maria Amaral, an estate agent who disappeared in Lourinhã; the investigation is ongoing.

Body of Delfina Cruz's daughter found. Portugal's Judicial Police (PJ) detained an alleged killer in Lourinhã

The estate agent had been missing for 12 days.

15-year-old shot dead with four gunshots by rival gang duo

André Fonseca, just 15, was ambushed as he left his home in Amadora. The PJ (Polícia Judiciária) arrested two suspected killers.

Court sentences barbershop triple murderer in Penha de França to 25 years' imprisonment

A court has sentenced the individual convicted of killing three people in a barbershop in the Penha de França neighbourhood to 25 years' imprisonment.

Man who shot dead three people in a Lisbon barbershop sentenced to the maximum penalty

Fernando Silva was on the run for a week.

Man convicted of triple homicide at Lisbon barbershop sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment

He will also have to pay compensation to the three children of the couple who died and to the barbershop employee who witnessed the crime.

25 years in prison for killing his ex-partner with four gunshots in Odivelas

The man refused to accept the separation and committed the murder in September 2024.

Kills with 23 stab wounds in sex-for-cocaine exchange in Cascais

Raquel Ribeiro met Paulo Tavares and, after an argument, killed him with stab wounds to the neck and chest.

Brazilian goes on trial for the murder of young Manu in Braga

A Brazilian national has gone on trial accused of murdering the young man known as Manu in Braga, northern Portugal. The hearing marks the start of legal proceedings into the killing.

Honours student murdered over a €30 debt

Pedro Ricardo, 19, was lured to a meeting with his ex-girlfriend in central Alverca. He suffered a stab wound that punctured his lung and did not survive.

Murder trial over incident outside UM bar starts on Monday

The defendant is accused of killing a young man with three stab wounds after a confrontation over an alleged adulteration of a drink. The family is seeking €750,000 in compensation.

16 years in prison for man who beat woman to death in Porto

He must also pay €90,000 for the death and €30,000 to each parent for the suffering caused.

Officers questioned at trial over Odair Moniz's death give differing accounts about a knife

Bruno Pinto, currently at liberty and suspended from his duties for about a year, is accused of homicide, a crime punishable by between eight and 16 years' imprisonment.

PJ detains woman suspected of killing elderly man in collusion with her partner

The PJ said the woman is suspected of the crimes of homicide and desecration of a corpse. After an assault with a 'blunt object', the couple took the elderly man's body and hid it inside a well.

Lisbon brothers accused of killing their father again claim it was self-defence

Two young men, aged 21 and 24, who killed their father and hid his body in a wardrobe in Laranjeiras have requested the opening of a pre-trial investigation.