A British woman was stabbed at least ten times in the early hours of Thursday morning in the holiday resort of Albufeira.
The only suspect in the case is another Briton, aged 22, who was arrested at the scene will be up before the court late on Thursday.
The victim, aged 40, is on holiday with her parents at a campsite near Albufeira and became friendly with her assailant a couple of days ago.
The potentially fatal assault took place at the man’s house early in the morning.
When the alarm was raised, the injured woman was transported immediately to Faro Hospital for treatment and the man was taken to the police station for questioning.
