Viana do Alentejo: discussion futile, ends with hit-and-six shots. Murderer is now judged.
Neighbor ran over and killed him six shotgun headshots in. The murderer is caught in the chain of Beja and starts to trial today in Évora. Risks 25 years in prison.
The accused, in custody in Prison Beja, sits today in the dock, the Court of Évora, accused of first degree murder, vehicle driving in a drunken state and prohibited weapon detention.
The case occurred in the late afternoon 2 June last year, the National Road 257, the connection between Alcáçovas and Viana do Alentejo, 2 km after the output of the first localities, after an argument with the two men have drunk, at the headquarters of Sporting Clube de Viana, in Viana do Alentejo.
Joaquim Morais, 47 year old, known as the "Son of Morals" and Antonio Duarte (na photos), 29 year old, commonly known as "Denis", They lived in Horta da Laranjinha, near Viana, whose relationship was constant affront. That afternoon the killer did not like the words that the victim you directed and was the home to get a shotgun side pipes, to settle accounts with the neighboring.
Once you have hit "Denis" and this without being able to defend, the "Son of Morais" pulled his gun to his head and was repeatedly making two shots and carrying the weapon, taking it brandished six shots, that according to the order charge, "Caused the complete destruction of the skull and brain mass loss".
According to blood tests, the two individuals were drunk. Joaquim Morais had a 1,58 grams per liter of alcohol in blood and Anthony Duarte 2,76 grams.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
