A man of 54 years died, Wednesday, after being shot by a neighbor in the parish of Baleizão, in Beja. The origin of the crime was a disagreement over land that both used to graze their livestock..
The victim was hit by two shotgun blasts., on the arms and abdominal area. The gunman left the scene, but, next to 20 minutes later, handed himself in at the GNR post in Beja. Has 65 year old.
Valdemar Matoso, the mortal victim, and the suspect, Antonio Beldroegas, known for “Pantorrinhas”, had co-financed land with the same land, whose owner does not live in Baleizão and which is one or two kilometers from the village. According to information collected on site by Lidador Notícias (LN), the two neighbors also had a common interest in buying the same land, which both had been using to put their sheep to pasture.
This Wednesday afternoon, the two neighbors met at the scene and started an argument, where the oldest lost his head. António Beldroegas got into his pickup truck and went home to get a shotgun, with which he shot to kill. The information collected so far indicates that Valdemar Matoso, who was married and had two children, was hit by two shots, but a popular person said on the spot, the LN, who heard three gunshots.
The alert for the homicide was given by 16.45 hours, whereas the GNR, when he arrived at the scene of the crime, no longer found the killer. it, after shooting, He threw the shotgun next to his truck and left on foot.. Followed to the village, from where he was taken by car to Beja. Near 20 minutes later, handed himself in at the GNR post in the city.
The Beja Firefighters and members of the Beja VMER also came to the scene of the crime., who could no longer do anything to save the victim, whose vehicle was parked approximately 1 kilometer from the crime scene.
The GNR is at the scene of the crime and the Judicial Police of the Faro Directorate has also been called to investigate the case.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist
