Mother of murdered Jéssica appeals life sentence
Inês Sanches, handed the maximum jail sentence permitted in Portugal for the horrific murder of her three-year-old daughter, “wants to be freed from jail”: Tabloid Correio da Manhã writes that
11-year-old orphaned in latest murder-suicide horror
An 11 year old boy has been orphaned in the latest murder-suicide horror to hit the headlines. Already this year 13 other women and one seven-year-old child have been killed
Arsonist crackdown: 803 suspects are under investigation
This year, 803 suspects have been identified in Portugal in relation to fires, which are being investigated, and the GNR and PJ police forces have made 90 arrests, minister for
Horror in Lagoa café
A man in his 50s is reported to have attacked clients in a Lagoa café in the early hours of Monday morning, ostensibly because the owner said it was time
Arson in Leiria: mayor claims ‘there is a criminal on loose’
“He/ she is living among us” … and has been for last decade The number of fires starting at unlikely times and often almost in unison in the municipality of
Condemned to 25 years for child’s murder, all four defendants ‘plan to appeal’
In the words of Correio da Manhã today, “they have nothing to lose”: it appears all four people sent to jail for 25 years for the appalling murder of a
Man arrested for stealing Albufeira Council vehicle
A 21-year-old man was arrested this week by PSP police in Olhão after stealing a car that belongs to Albufeira Council. Authorities detected the vehicle circulating in Olhão last Tuesday through the vehicle’s GPS tracking system.
Duo caught trying to steal GNR high-speed boats in Algarve
Two men were caught red-handed Two men were arrested after being caught trying to steal high-speed boats which were moored at the dock of the Vila Real de Santo António
Man arrested for using counterfeit money in Albufeira
A 52-year-old man was arrested after he was caught using counterfeit money in the municipality of Albufeira. After being alerted, GNR police were able to intercept the man, who was
Jéssica’s brutal death: all four principal defendants get 25 years
Mother, ‘nanny’ and family get maximum jail time under Portuguese law The four main defendants in the murder case of 3-year-old Jéssica, in Setúbal last summer, have been sentenced to