Murder in Lagoa
A 30-year-old man died last week in Pateiro, Lagoa, after being attacked by one of his employees. Police believe the murderer was a 60-year-old man who was working in the
Mother arrested for murder
Locals in Portimão have been shocked by the apparent murder of an eight-year-old girl who disappeared from her home in Figueira, near Portimão, on September 12. Police believe that Joana
Fake card gang arrested
A police spokesman has confirmed that officers have made the largest seizure of counterfeit credit cards in Portugal in recent years. Officers from the judicial police have arrested four people
Two Britons dead
Fan stabbed in Lisbon Portuguese police have arrested a man over the death of an England fan after the team’s Euro 2004 win over Croatia. The 27-year-old victim, who has
Jilted Iraqi murdered Portuguese girl
Police have revealed that Portuguese citizen Elisabete Pereira was murdered in a frenzied attack in England last month. Authorities believe that her sister’s jilted Iraqi lover murdered her. It is
Concern grows over organ trade
Worldwide media attention focused recently on the trade in human organ trafficking allegedly taking place in the city of Nampula in Mozambique. Concerns were raised after it was alleged that
Couple found dead
Back in February The Resident reported the disappearance of Renate Jörk and Eric Klooster, who had abandoned a rented Renault Clio near Budens, leaving no clues as to their whereabouts.
Sex attacker charged
Police have detained the man they believe is the sex attacker who has preyed on university students in Coimbra recently. The suspect is now thought to have carried out three
Dirty dozen
The trial of 12 Moldavians, variously accused of extortion and murder, has come to an end with jail sentences handed down to all the suspects concerned. The Portimão court handed
English woman murdered
The bodies of an Englishwoman and her Belgian boyfriend have been found in their apartment at Torre Iberius in Armação de Pêra. The couple have been identified as 65-year-old Firmin