With a long criminal record, where he has already been sentenced to a total of 19 years in prison, at trial the defendant did not contest the charge or show any regrets about the crimes committed.
Antonio Martins, of 38 year old, known as the "Terror of Pedrogão", in the Vidigueira municipality, He was convicted by a Collective of Judges of the Court of Beja 7 years in prison for 7 aggravated theft crimes, 2 simple theft crimes, 1 crime of simple damage and 2 crimes of introduction in a place closed to the public, todos cometidos na naquela aldeia alentejana onde residia.
Na única sessão do julgamento o arguido não contestou a acusação e as provas apresentadas contra si, marcada por uma total ausência de arrependimento ou censura.
O arguido foi detido em 20 October 2022, when in the center of Pedrogão, broke the window of Noémia Ramos's car, former commander of the Volunteer Fire Department Vidigueira, and tried to steal the car radio and a coat valued at 1.000 euros, causing a loss of 165 euros to the owner of the vehicle. When entering the interior of the vehicle, a popular person who had been the target of thefts by the suspect, locked him inside and called the GNR who stopped him. Present in court, the individual was subject to the coercive measure of obligation to remain in the dwelling, with electronic surveillance, but by virtue of having violated the same, a month later it was changed to preventive detention.
The list of crimes committed by the individual, e que que lhe valeu a alcunha de “Terror de Pedrogão” levou a que já tenha sido condenado a um total de 19 years in prison, having been imprisoned between June 2012 and October 2020, but barely left Beja Prison (EPBeja) where on remand, returned to crime. Desde que voltou ao EPBeja o arguido tem apresentado um comportamento marcado por incidências disciplinares, cujos procedimentos internos decorrem.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
