The Judiciary Police of Portimão have identified and detained two young people, on suspicion of attempted murder and robbery crimes, committed last July in Portimão.
The detainees, two men aged 22 and 25, already had criminal records.
The PJ statement reads, “During an attempted robbery with a sharp weapon, in a vacant building in the centre of Portimão, the suspects attacked the victim with several stab wounds to the torso and upper limbs, taking into account that he refused to reveal the location where the money was located, which they intended to steal."
The statement goes on to explain that “after the robbery was foiled, they fled without assisting or providing assistance to the victim, who was left in a very serious condition. He was lucky to survive, only due to be assisted and hospitalised quickly. However, "the victim had an organ removed due to the injuries, because it was left in an irreversible state”.
The men were presented for their first judicial interrogation, and have been imposed periodic presentations and the prohibition of contacts with the victim.
The investigation is headed by the Public Ministry of Portimão.
