Newborn dumped in rubbish: mum gets nine years
The young homeless mother who gave birth on the streets and dumped her newborn in a rubbish bin has been condemned to nine years in jail. The story of how
Homemade arms ‘factory’ discovered in Olhão
Thanks to an alert raised by a neighbour who ‘heard shots’, police in Olhão have dismantled a homemade arms factory, ostensibly led by two young men. The 18 and 20-year-old
Young woman dies after police ‘shoot at fleeing vehicle’
A 23-year-old woman has died in hospital in Aveiro from gun-shot injuries hours after police fired at a fleeing vehicle. PJ police are now investigating. The incident happened in the
Lover absolved in ‘ironman murder’ hears new court say he’s guilty
A court official absolved of the murder of his lover’s husband two years ago heard appeal court judges in Lisbon this week find him guilty – condemning him to 25
Village ‘sighs with relief’ as shotgun killer’s body discovered in scrubland
The village of Lalim in Lamego let out a collective sigh of relief over the weekend when the body of Henrique Carvalho, who murdered his ex-wife in a hail of
Manhunt in Lamego continues for estranged husband who shot wife eight times
The manhunt for Henrique Carvalho, the man who shot his wife eight times on her way to work last week – leaving her dead by the roadside – continues in
Murder and mutilation in Ponte de Lima: ex-husband cited
PJ police have mounted a murder inquiry following the discovery of the mutilated body of a man in a rented house in Ponte de Lima (Viana do Castelo district) A
Lamego manhunt enters 3rd day: no sign of suspected killer
A manhunt in Lamego is entering its 3rd day with no sign of suspected killer 63-year-old Henrique Carvalho who ‘ambushed’ his ex-wife on her way to work last Friday morning
Suspected killer of 19-year-old Vilamoura nightclub employee arrested in France
The prime suspect of the murder of Lucas Leote, a 19-year-old who died after being shot in the neck on August 23 last year at the entrance of the Lick
Carob snatchers drive Algarve producers to despair
Algarve’s carob producers are being driven to despair by the growing number of thefts in the region which are costing them thousands of euros. It’s a chronic problem which has