The Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) has charged a man who “selected women who were walking alone in public places and freely attacked them” in Lisbon, twice attempting to seize property that the victims had brought with them.
According to an information note from a member of the Lisbon Parliament, the defendant, who is in pre-trial detention, is accused of committing 24 offenses against physical integrity, two offenses of robbery (one of them qualified as attempt), the offense of entering a place closed to the public and the offense of with aggravated menacing.
The events took place in various locations in the city of Lisbon between October 2022 and June 2023.
“The defendant is in preventive detention, an involuntary status that the deputy understands, given the seriousness of the crimes and the danger of continuing criminal activity, should remain,” the deputy said in a statement, without disclosing other details about the detainee, especially if he already had a criminal record.
The investigation was led by the Department of Investigation and Criminal Affairs (DIAP) of Lisbon, with the assistance of the PSP.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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