Almodovar: "Boyfriend" is facebook stole her arrest warrant and lacked judgment.
Antonio met Ana Paula by facebook on 19 August 2016. The next day marked this encounter with the woman in Castro Verde and then went to the woman's home, a locality of the municipality of Almodovar. Seized the key from a Mercedes-Benz 220 cdi and took the car from the garage.
António Lopes, or individual 48 year old, It began yesterday to be tried in absentia before the Court of Beja, after last June failed to appear in court, and despite the issuance of an arrest warrant and driving, the authorities have not managed to locate the.
Or individual, with the last known residence, in Amora (Seixal), He is accused of robbery and extortion crimes, the attempted form, for having seized the car of a woman he had met at facebook and have tried to blackmail with the vehicle.
Antonio met Ana Paula by facebook on 19 August 2016. The next day marked this encounter with the woman in Castro Verde and then went to the woman's home, a locality of the municipality of Almodovar.
there arrivals, the woman acceded to the request for this man spend the night at his house that day. Woman absented himself from home, and the individual seized the key from a Mercedes-Benz 220 cdi and took the car from the garage.
Na dawn 21 August Ana Paula received a message where Antonio Lopes required him 5.000 euros, which should be deposited in an account of the individual to the 12,00 horas do dia 24 or "the car appeared to ashes".
However the victim had filed a complaint in the GNR, which began "after the phone's track" of the accused, which would be held by the Vilamoura station military, who recovered the car 45 minutes before the time limit given by "Miguel" to have the money or set fire to the vehicle.
In the first session of the trial held yesterday (Wednesday) the victim did not know or did not want to explain to the Group of Judges (CJ) because acceded to leave the defendant alone at home, nor the reasons why erased any phone messages.
The President of the CJ, VÃtor Maneta, He was incredulous when questioning the victim told him that "his truth is a strange truth" and Ana Paula replied: "look, for me it is also ", finished.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
