Crimes increase across mainland Portugal
All districts “are more violent” Portalegre, Évora and Santarém are the districts where crimes have grown most in the last year. Vila Real and Bragança are the areas where it
Government creates working group to boost support for crime victims
The Portuguese government has created a working group that aims to strengthen a “cross-cutting response and multidisciplinary support to victims of crime” and will be responsible for creating a national
UPDATE: Ismaili Centre attack “was not an act of terrorism”, says PJ director
National PJ police director, Luís Neves, has denied any suspicions that the attack at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon which claimed the lives of two women on Tuesday was an
Ismaili Centre attack: Everything we know so far
This morning saw a horrific knife attack at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon, resulting in the death of two women. The attacker was shot in the leg by police after
Two killed in attack at Ismaili Centre in Lisbon
Victims were employees at the centre Two women were killed and several people were injured during an attack at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon this morning (March 28). According to
Body found in Moita well was murdered; identity still a mystery
PJ police search through missing persons files A murder hunt is underway following the discovery of a body at the bottom of a well in Moita – tied by hands
Appeal court judges conclude former minister “wasn’t just a passenger” in car that killed roadworker
The long and painful process of attempting to apportion blame in the tragic death of a motorway roadworker almost two years ago moved forwards a little more today as appeal
Former minister returns to being ‘official suspect’ in case for negligent homicide
Former interior minister Eduardo Cabrita has once again been made an official suspect in the case of negligent homicide that brought down his political career. The change follows the persistence
Child murdered in Vialonga
A 7-year-old girl was murdered in the early hours of Tuesday morning in Vialongo, Vila Franca de Xira. According to reports, the child’s throat was slit by her grandfather, “suffering
Young man escapes police through Olhão court window
20-year-old has yet to be found A 20-year-old French man who had been arrested for breaking into cars in Olhão was able to escape police custody by climbing out an