Homicide news in Lisboa, Portugal

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

Supreme Court upholds sentence for homeless person's murder

The Supreme Court has maintained the conviction and sentence regarding the homicide of a homeless individual.

Man kills neighbour due to land dispute in Loures

The 41-year-old victim was struck by a gunshot to the head and died at the scene

Man accused of killing partner refuses to speak in court

The defendant and the victim had been in a relationship since 2024. The following year, he allegedly “squeezed the victim's neck with force” until her death. He was arrested in the Czech Republic in 2025 and extradited to Portugal.

Homicide suspect extradited to Portugal

A person accused of homicide has been extradited to Portugal to face justice.

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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.

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'.

30-year-old woman fatally shot in Lisbon

The crime took place in the early hours.

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.

Lisbon: two brothers accused of killing their father released

A ruling contains harsh criticism of the conduct of the Public Prosecutor's Office.

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.

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.

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.

Pre-trial detention for two young women charged over the death of a young man in Vila Franca de Xira

Two young women have been charged with aggravated homicide, aggravated theft and possession of a prohibited weapon in connection with the death of a young man in Alverca do Ribatejo.

Preventive detention for two young women convicted over the death of a young man in Vila Franca de Xira

The two young women are charged with aggravated homicide, aggravated theft and possession of a prohibited weapon, offences allegedly committed against a young man in Alverca do Ribatejo.

PJ police track down 19-year-old German suspected of knifing family to death in Cape Verde

Portugal’s PJ judicial police managed to track down a young German who fled to Lisbon from Cape Verde after allegedly knifing his family to death on Tuesday. In a statement, The post PJ police track down 19-year-old German suspected of knifing family to death in Cape Verde appeared first on Portugal Resident.