A couple of 23 year old, natural do Pragal, municipality of Almada, in custody in Prison Beja, will be tried for stabbing another young man out of jealousy.
the defendant presented with the lawyer in the Prison of Beja, November 2023, the defendant belonged to a very violent group in Beja.
Francisco L., had a romantic relationship with a young woman, victim's ex-girlfriend, and did not accept that this relationship had occurred. On a street in Beja, seeing his opponent inside his vehicle, wielding a knife ran towards him, he put his arm through the car window and struck him in the face., which determined that the offended party was subject to surgical intervention.
On the occasion, Francisco was not in pre-trial detention. but not satisfied, days later, he went to the victim's girlfriend's workplace and according to the prosecution order from the Beja Public Prosecutor's Office to which JN had access,, addressed him with the following expressions: "He set you and all your friends on fire. They’re all fucked.”, what led the woman to file a complaint.
In the night of the day 2 January 2024, the defendant would be detained, having in his possession a converted 6.35mm caliber alarm pistol, without having a license for their detention. Two days later he was present at his first judicial interrogation, having been ordered to probation. The MP accused the young man, of three crimes, for which you will be judged, as a repeat offender: one offense of crime of qualified physical integrity, one crime of aggravated threat and one crime of possession of a prohibited weapon.
With 20 year old, the defendant for sentenced to 2 years and 4 months of effective imprisonment for committing two crimes of domestic violence, penalty that was considered extinct in 11 July 2022.
Contempt for human life
The group made up of a dozen young people has no problem using gratuitous violence, making use of knives. Three of the members are serving sentences for attempted murder and two others are awaiting trial for using sharp objects.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
