Firefighters are preparing to enter a well where judicial police believe the body of Monica Silva, a pregnant woman missing in Mourtos since early October, is located. The work should last several hours over a Saturday evening under artificial light.
Fernando Valente is suspected of committing qualified murder, desecration of a corpse and aggravated abortion, and was therefore in pre-trial detention this Saturday after being questioned by the authorities.
The Aveiro Judicial Police (SP) will not rest until they find the body. A local resident reported this on Friday. CM a sickening smell coming from a well whose vegetation two weeks ago “wasn’t that high.” PJ was at the scene and is monitoring it.
Firefighters drained water from a well in the Ria de Aveiro area, but a new layer of water appeared. The family went to the scene on Friday.
At the same time, charges brought by Fernando Valente, Monica Silva’s former partner, are being examined by the Criminal Investigation Court. The prosecutor’s office has requested enforcement action, but that remains to be seen.
On Friday, Monica Silva’s ex-boyfriend agreed to speak and explain all the evidence collected, including expert testimony and cell phone analysis. During interrogation, he assured that he was not with Monica Silva and swore his innocence.
The 33-year-old woman, who was seven months pregnant, was last seen on October 3 when she left home for a pregnancy ultrasound and shortly after called her son to say she was coming home, which did not happen.