Convicted “scrap metal king” builds Brazilian business empire while appealing 17-year prison sentence
In a bizarre quirk of Portuguese justice, convicted scrap metal dealer Manuel Godinho is described today as “regularly travelling between Portugal and Brazil” as he builds up a new business
Crime in Portugal at “record new low”
Crime – believe it or not – is at a record low in Portugal, with the lowest levels of criminal activity registered over the last two years. This gem –
Family “massacre” rocks Póvoa de Varzim
“Help me! My father has just killed all my family!” These were the desperate cries of 16-year-old Joel Silva as he staggered into the street in Estela, Póvoa de Varzim,
Murder in Alcoutim: shooter asks family for forgiveness but “explains nothing”
Police, family and friends are at a loss to what led a forestry worker to shoot his boss fatally in the head in Alcoutim yesterday. According to locals, the brutal
Algarve expat in jail for partner’s murder says he “didn’t do it”
Fifty-nine year old Nigel Jackson – accused of murdering his partner Brenda Davidson and burying her in the garden of their Alcalar home – is quoted today as denying that
Crimes up 10% in Portugal’s schools
Despite the combined PSP/GNR “Safe School” programme, crimes registered inside Portugal’s schools have increased by over 10% recently – most of them involving “aggressions” and thefts. Commenting on the data
Birdwatcher violently attacked in Tavira
A British man was brutally beaten and robbed on Tuesday (January 27) while birdwatching in Santa Luzia, Tavira. TVi’s Jornal das 8 reported that the man was found covered in
Cold-blooded Lagoa murderer goes down for 21 years
The family of a Lagoa man brutally attacked in his office before being shot mercilessly in the head at last saw justice done in a Portimão courtroom on Friday. José
Horror stories emerge over grisly Alcalar murder
As 59-year-old Nigel Jackson has been remanded in custody accused of aggravated murder, horror stories have emerged detailing the life his partner Brenda Davidson was allegedly forced to endure before
Alcalar murder update: British man arrested as autopsy reveals new horrors
The British woman whose severely decomposed body was found buried under a concrete slab in her Alcalar garden on Tuesday had suffered “various blows to her neck with a cutting