Convicted âscrap metal kingâ 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 âregularly travelling between Portugal and Brazilâ as he builds up a new business
Crime in Portugal at ârecord new lowâ
Crime â believe it or not â is at a record low in Portugal, with the lowest levels of criminal activity registered over the last two years. This gem â
Family âmassacreâ rocks PĂłvoa de Varzim
âHelp me! My father has just killed all my family!â These were the desperate cries of 16-year-old Joel Silva as he staggered into the street in Estela, PĂłvoa de Varzim,
Murder in Alcoutim: shooter asks family for forgiveness but âexplains nothingâ
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 partnerâs murder says he âdidnât do itâ
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 Portugalâs schools
Despite the combined PSP/GNR âSafe Schoolâ programme, crimes registered inside Portugalâs schools have increased by over 10% recently – most of them involving âaggressionsâ 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. TViâs 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 âvarious blows to her neck with a cutting