Three hooded men shoot São Tomé national dead in suspected ‘racial’ assassination
A 35-year-old man was fatally shot with a bullet to the chest in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Damaia area of Amadora (Sintra). Despite being transported alive
Mother who dumped newborn in recycling bin in mid-winter to be ‘pardoned’ from nine year jail sentence
Sara Furtado, the young homeless woman who gave birth to a little boy after hiding her pregnancy – and then dumped the child stark naked in a recycling bin full
Mafia ‘boss-of-bosses’ living with false Portuguese ID papers finally ‘run-to-ground’
Spanish police have announced the detention of one of the ‘principal leaders’ of the Calabrian mafia – a 60-year-old man who had been living on false Portuguese identity papers since
Woman whose body was found in burnt out camper “may have already been dead”
The woman whose body was found in a burnt-out camper in a remote area near São Bartolomeu de Messines earlier this week “may have been dead before she was placed
Husband of woman found burnt to death in Algarve motorhome arrested on “strong suspicions of murder”
A 53-year-old man – nationality unspecified – was arrested in the Algarve last night on “strong suspicions” of having started the fire in a motorhome early yesterday morning in which
Horror in Sesimbra as discussion between two “nice, hard-working” Hindustani men leaves one decapitated
Scenes that no-one in Sesimbra can quite believe left one Hindustani man decapitated yesterday, and his attacker, dripping with blood, taken to hospital. Both men have been described by those
Pensioner found dead in Faro. Foul play suspected
A 79-year-old man was found dead in his Faro home on Sunday morning (July 4), his body showing signs of “extreme violence.” Reports Correio da Manhã tabloid, authorities suspect the
Man arrested after shooting ex-wife three times on Portimão street
A 68-year-old man is in police custody after shooting his ex-wife three times in Portimão. According to PJ police, the shooting happened at around 8pm on a local street. Three
Women suspected of grisly Algarve murder handed “complete surprise” sentences: 25 years and suspended sentence
The two young women charged with one of the Algarve’s most macabre murders in recent years have been handed completely different sentences today at Portimão Court. Maria Malveiro received the
Portuguese judge rules former MP and convicted fraudster must be tried for murder
Portuguese judge Pedro Lucas has brought an end to years of legal ‘ducking and dodging’ by ruling that former PSD MP and convicted BPN fraudster Duarte Lima must face trial