Uncle formally accused of shooting dead nephew (when he was aiming for neighbour)
Back in February, newspapers carried the tragic story of a little boy (aged 7) and his grandmother both shot in what was described as a drive-by shooting in the Bela
Extradition of Vale de Judeus escapee “could take months”
Now that he has been recaptured, the extradition to Portugal from Morocco of Fábio Loureiro – one of five men who broke out of Vale de Judeus jail using a
Tapestry stolen from Portalegre museum worth €17,000
A small tapestry stolen from Portalegre’s Tapestry Museum – Guy Fino last Sunday is valued at €17,000. “Le Roi Soleil” (sun king) as the piece is entitled, did not have
Four arrested in major drug dealing crackdown in Olhão
Operation to crackdown on Olhão drug dealing has seen four people arrested so far PSP police have announced the arrest of four people – three men and one woman, aged
‘King of Vacuum cleaners’ declared “contumacious” (on run from justice)
Matthias Schmelz, a German businessman known as the “Rei dos Aspiradores” (King of vacuum cleaners) has been declared contumacious (meaning wilfully disobedient; in this case, ‘on the run from justice’).
Escaped convict captured in Tangier “was trying to reach Algeria”
While recaptured convict Fábio Loureiro sits in a Moroccan jail awaiting extradition to Portugal, details are emerging as to why he was travelled to a country with an extradition agreement
PJ police arrest suspect for last week’s triple homicide in Lisbon
Exactly one week since the triple homicide in a barber’s shop in Bairro do Vale, Penha de França, Lisbon, police have arrested the main suspect, Fernando Silva. In a statement
Mother of three known for helping Hindustani community has throat slit
“One slash of knife was sufficient to cause death” A 34-year-old mother of three was brutally murdered in a carpark in Lourinhã on Monday night. According to reports, her throat
Funerals take place of victims of last week’s mass shooting in Lisbon
Barber Carlos Pina laid to rest on Saturday; Bruno Neto and Fernanda Soares on Sunday The funerals of the three people shot dead in a troubled Lisbon neighbourhood last Wednesday
Three condemned for slaughter of six wolves in Peneda-Gerês national park
Wolves caught in traps made of steel cables; one bludgeoned to death Three unidentified people have been sentenced to between seven months and two years, two months in jail, suspended,