Murder trial ‘behind closed doors’ condemned as “affront to press freedom”
Family’s lawyer to appeal court’s intention to bar press and public from hearing The decision by Aveiro court to hear the murder trial of still-missing-pregnant mother Mónica Silva behind closed
Irish woman takes Portugal to European Court of Human Rights for failure to properly investigate her rape in Praia da Rocha over 20 years ago
Hazel Behan believes condemned rapist cited in missing Madeleine case was her attacker Hazel Behan, the Irish woman whose name resurfaced in the media following German police’s citing of Christian
Murder-without-a-body trial to take place behind closed doors
Judge highlights duty to protect victim’s dignity The mystery of a missing pregnant woman, presumed killed by the father of her unborn child, is to be decided “behind closed doors”,
PSP police arrest over 300 in first three days of Easter operation
Operation Safe Easter runs until April 21 Portugal’s PSP police force is out in force over Easter, checking on drivers’ behaviour particularly: 307 were arrested between last Friday and this
Man arrested for attempted murder in Lagos
Childhood acquaintances got into a row after one of the men fired several shots into the air “for fun” A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Lagos on suspicion of
Over 137,000 sign petition to make rape a public crime
Campaign also calls for tougher sentences and recognition of femicide More than 137,000 people have signed a petition urging the Portuguese Parliament to take stronger action against violence against women
Restaurant boss bludgeoned to death after ‘resisting’ robbery in Mortágua
Luís Dâmaso was dead by time authorities reached scene A man in his 50s was bludgeoned to death yesterday afternoon by men who burst in to the Lagoa Azul restaurant
PJ’s prison corruption swoop uncovers “clandestine drug production laboratory”
Flat in Lisbon “functioned exclusively as laboratory” PJ judicial police have dismantled a clandestine drug production laboratory operating out of a flat in Lisbon. The discovery came during the operation
Bicycle thief caught red-handed in Tavira
Police found a stash of stolen goods in his house worth €80,000 A 51-year-old man was caught red-handed and arrested on April 1 for stealing several bicycles in Tavira. The
Man stabs neighbour in head following row over pets in Silves
One of the men has been remanded in custody for attempted murder A 57-year-old man had to be rushed to the hospital after he was stabbed in the head by