The Portimão Judicial Police (PJ) have identified and arrested a 51 year old man for two alleged arson crimes, one of them being the fire and explosion that took place in the early afternoon of this Wednesday, at a family home in Portimão centre, the other a vehicle.
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According to the PJ statement, “the suspect, motivated by revenge, as legal action was underway to remove him from the house he as living in, caused a major fire using a direct flame that completely destroyed the house and injured a volunteer firefighter from Portimão”.
An hour later, near one of the beaches in Portimão, “the suspect caused another fire using the same ignition method, this time in a vehicle that was partially destroyed”.
“The investigation, which began immediately after the incident, allowed for the collection of relevant evidence that culminated in the arrest of the suspect, who was located on the same day”.
