A 41-year-old Spanish man suspected of robberies in Portugal and Spain has been arrested in Bragança on charges of robbing another person’s ATM, PSP reported this Wednesday.
The suspect was detained by police on Tuesday as he was involved in a physical assault on Saturday in the city of Bragança, in which a 76-year-old man was killed after withdrawing money from an ATM.
The PSP district of Braganza released a statement this Wednesday that the detainee “stalked and approached the victim, a 76-year-old male residing in Braganza, after she had withdrawn money from an ATM, demanding money from him.” .
“In a continuous action, using physical force, he forcibly removed the wallet from his coat pocket, throwing the victim to the ground,” police said.
The suspect, according to the source, fled in a car with a stolen wallet, in which “there were personal documents of the victim and a certain amount of money.”
The suspect was detained on Tuesday and will be present in court for the first judicial interrogation and application of coercive measures.
According to the PSP, “the detainee is known to these police for committing various offenses, usually related to crimes against property,” and “he was also charged with theft committed on Tuesday at a trading establishment in Braganza.” “. .
The district command also mentions that the police investigation showed that “in Spain, the country where he lives alternately with Portugal, he has already served a prison term.”
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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