The Judicial Police (PJ) Det on the morning of Thursday, in Póvoa de São Miguel, municipality of Moura, Sancho Cardas, of 67 year old, The suspect of his son's own murder, António Cardas, of 44 year old, Occurned on Tuesday morning in a camp, in Amareleja.
At the origin of the crime was a family discussion, between elements of gypsy ethnicity, according to one in a statement, PJ clarifies that “aggression arises in a context of a discussion, motivated by cattle business, among family members, father and two children ”, contrary to the information that pointed to a scenario involving the marriage of a minor.
After the crime, The murderer fled by car with the crime weapon, in the company of a brother, victim's uncle, Having immediately GNR begins a man hunting, that at an early stage demanded the border of Spain. Last night the murderer will have returned to Portugal, and took refuge in the village of Póvoa de São Miguel, where it has family ties, locality that is a little more than 10 kilometers of the village where the shooting occurred, having the PJ detained man to 08,00 pm today.
António, According to the PJ statement, “It was the target of a firearm shot, hunter in the abdomen, causing injuries that dictated your death ”. Little was after 11,00 hours, A brother put him in a car drove to the GNR post in Amareleja asking for help, But the victim would die inside the vehicle. An emergency and resuscitation medical vehicle (VMER) do Hospital de Beja, and an ambulance from INEM of Moura Firefighters moved to the scene, But there was nothing to do to save the man. The death was confirmed on site by the VMER physician.
At the origin of the crime was a family discussion, between elements of gypsy ethnicity, because of the marriage, linked to family agreements, of a teenager of 14 year old, which Antonio opposed.
Sancho Cardas, was taken to the PJ Faro Board where it will be interrogated, must be present in the next 48 Hours in the Moura Court, before a criminal instruction judge for first interrogation, in order to apply the coercion measures.
As for António Cardas, was autopsied yesterday in the medical office of Beja, having the funeral occurred in the cemetery of Moura.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
