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One of the victims was seriously injured.

Two men, aged 28 and 38, arrested by the PSP in Damaia. Both are in jail.

The incident took place in the Casal da Boba neighbourhood, in the Mina de Água parish, municipality of Amadora.

A dispute between the victim's father and the suspect — which the lawyer had tried to mediate — is believed to be behind the crime.

The victim suffered, among other injuries, punctures to the heart and lungs. The suspect is in pre-trial detention.

The victim suffered multiple blows to the chest near the Galerias de Paris on 13 June, leaving them in a life‑threatening condition. The defendant has been remanded in custody awaiting trial since the attack.

A dispute between the victim's father and the suspect, which the lawyer had tried to mediate, is believed to lie behind the crime.

Three friends will also face charges for hiding the weapon used in the crime.

The suspect fled the scene before being arrested. The victim sustained injuries to the abdominal area.

The two officers are 21 and 24 years old. 'The use of a baton to sodomise is reported' in a 'situation in which the handle of a broom was also used.' Homeless people are among the victims.

The suspect inflicted on the 86-year-old victim “several blows to the head, taking advantage of his vulnerability”.

Two students in their final year of secondary school killed a homeless man in August 2024 over an iPhone left at a petrol station. The defendants told the victim: “You fucking junkie, you won't steal anymore.”

The clinic sustained visible damage.

Lucinete Freitas, 55, was murdered by the woman who had hired her to look after her baby son. The Judicial Police (PJ) found blood in the rented vehicle.

34-year-old woman detained by the PSP.

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The suspect delivered two blows to the victim's chest and abdomen, the Polícia Judiciária (PJ) says.

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.

A Portuguese national planned the attacks over three years.

The man turned himself in to the PJ (Judicial Police) in Vila Real on Friday.

After an argument with several people, they assaulted a 32-year-old man, stabbing him in the eye with a knife.

That same night, a 14-year-old child was admitted to hospital.

In the early hours of Sunday, the PSP were called to Camarate following public disorder and the running over of a man who was left in serious condition. The suspect handed himself in on Monday.

The killer, sentenced to 23 years in prison, has been on the run for six months. The Polícia Judiciária (PJ) suspects she planned the escape well in advance and believes the young woman continues to receive support.
