Triple murder in Sesimbra “over a barking dog”
A 77-year-old is in police custody today after a gun rampage in Quinta do Conde; Sesimbra, that left three people dead, two of them policemen. Early reports blame the massacre
Massacre in Quinta do Conde: three dead, including two policemen
A 77-year-old is in police custody today after a gun rampage in Quinta do Conde that left three people dead, two of them policemen. Early reports blame the massacre on
Two men arrested over tourist attacks in Lisbon
Two men have been arrested regarding this summer’s spate of late-night attacks on women holidaymakers in Lisbon. According to Correio da Manhã, the men were detained in the early hours
Police attacked “with extreme violence” in São Miguel, Azores
Police union Sinapol has sounded the alert over lack of manpower in the Azores after five of its members were attacked – two with extreme violence – on the island
Jilted stonemason shoots ex in head before committing suicide
In yet another horrific case of domestic violence, the body of a 51-year-old woman was found shot in the head in Rólia, Mafra yesterday (July 29) after allegedly having gone
Café couple gunned down in Sintra on their “day off”
A middle-aged couple was gunned down in their home in Agualva, Sintra, on Monday after a gang of three men burst in through their living room windows demanding money. Ana
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