A 56-year-old woman was arrested in the municipality of Amares, Braga district, on suspicion of attempting to murder her husband on the afternoon of March 24, the Judicial Police (PP) said on Friday.
The SP statement said that “the events took place inside the couple’s home, against the backdrop of depression and changes in the behavior of the suspect,” who “expressed her intention to commit suicide by inviting her husband to accompany her.” it in this resolution.”
“However, since he did not give in to the woman’s appeal, after lunch she secretly dissolved some drugs in the coffee she came to serve her husband. After drinking coffee, the man felt very unwell and drowsy, and became drowsy. need to lie down,” the criminal investigation department reports.
While the husband was resting, according to investigators, “the woman armed herself with scissors and a kitchen knife and attacked him, wounding him in the neck and chest.”
“Despite the injuries, the man still managed to defend himself and ask for help from neighbors who rushed to the scene,” adds PJ.
The victim and the suspect were taken to Braga Hospital, where the woman remained in the psychiatric ward until Thursday.
The detainee was brought before the competent judicial authorities of the Court of Guimarães for the first judicial interrogation and was subjected to the compulsory measure of preventive detention.
The defendant has been charged with attempted murder.