Yesterday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced the arrest of a 71 year old man, suspected of the murder of an 84 year old man, in Sagres.
The murder occurred on Friday in Sagres, when the suspect "for futile reasons" allegedly attacked the victim with punches and a blunt object in the face and skull area, said the police statement.
“The attacks, due to their nature and the body region affected, resulted in death”.
The investigation was conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department (DIC) of the PJ of Portimão. The detainee was interviewed in the first judicial interrogation, and will be held in pre-trial detention.
The crime is reported to have taken place in the Sagres home, where both elderly men lived.
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