Duarte Lima’s trial for murder further postponed as judge removed from case
The trial of former PSD MP Duarte Lima for the murder of an elderly heiress in Brazil in 2009 has been postponed yet again, due to his objection to the
Cold-case murder of Portuguese solved through ground-breaking facial reconstruction
First time technique used to solve criminal investigation in Europe Spanish homicide detectives are celebrating breakthrough in a cold case in which it seemed impossible to discover the identity of
Prosecutors seek foreign help to find Roman Catholic priest accused of child sex abuse
Anastácio Alves faces five crimes of sexually abusing minors Portugal’s office of public prosecutions has triggered international judicial cooperation to locate a former priest from Madeira accused of five crimes
CCTV cameras help track down teen robbers in Portimão
Police arrest teen robbers after identifying them through CCTV footage Two teenagers, aged 17 and 18, were arrested for robbing two other youngsters at knifepoint in Praia da Rocha, Portimão
Homeless man arrested for stabbing security guard in Portimão
A 34-year-old man has been arrested for stabbing a security guard at Portimão’s temporary shelter for homeless people in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The attacker, described as a
2nd Portuguese emigré living in Luxembourg found dismembered
45-year-old Portuguese landlord being held in jail A second Portuguese woman living in Luxembourg has been found dismembered – her alleged attacker already in preventive custody Following on from the
Horror in Trancoso: husband of parish council president bludgeoned to death
Bruno Frias’ skull was smashed after he was forced from car PJ police are investigating what looks like a carefully premeditated murder of the 41-year-old husband of the president of
Five arrested over ‘execution’ of Hells Angel in São Brás de Alportel
Five people have been arrested – four men and one woman, aged between 35 and 48 – over the death of former Hells Angel Rui Silva in São Brás de
Human head “appears between two rivers” in Leiria
The remains of a human being – namely the head – were found yesterday afternoon in an area where the rivers Lena and Lis meet, writes Lusa. PJ Judicial police
Mother of tragic Jessica arrested by PJ
The mother of three-year-old Jessica, the little girl tortured to death in Setúbal earlier this year, has been arrested by PJ police, along with a 37-year-old man. The brief statement