The individual arrested yesterday was remanded in custody., out of flagrante delicto, by the Judicial Police (PJ), in the village of Peroguarda, Ferreira do Alentejo county, being accused of committing crimes of rape, the attempted form, and threat with a firearm.
According to the PJ statement, the events occurred on the last day 9 of December, on a street in Ferreira do Alentejo, when the defendant tried to rape a woman 45 year old, of Venezuelan nationality, what did not happen given the resistance given by the victim.
After sexual assault, the woman accompanied by a brother, located the suspect near the scene of the incident, having addressed the same, having threatened the same, wielding a firearm.
The woman filed a complaint at the GNR Post in Ferreira do Alentejo, which sent the case to the Southern Directorate of the PJ, who, after the investigation, collected evidence of the crimes, which gave rise to search and arrest warrants, fulfilled yesterday morning.
Heard during the afternoon of this Thursday by a Criminal Investigation Judge at the Court of Ferreira do Alentejo, It was handed coercion measure more severe, which received the Prison Beja (photo of Lidador News file), where he will await trial. The investigation is led by the Public Ministry of Ferreira do Alentejo.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
