A 25-year-old girl died a week after she was attacked by her ex-boyfriend while leaving her home in Lagoa.
The judicial police have already identified the suspect, who surrendered to the GNR two days after the crime.
Joana Nascimento was surprised by the suspect as she left her home in Lagoa. It all happened around 8:30 am on June 15, when the teacher was going to work.
In accordance with cm Found, some neighbors saw the suspect at the door of the building before the crime.
The victim was hit in the neck and managed to escape from the scene in a car.
Despite the fact that the place of aggression was in front of the polyclinic and 200 meters from the GNR post, Joana accelerated the car until she became ill, and she stopped to ask for help, fearing that the aggressor would come for her.
Help was requested, INEM helped the young woman and then took her to a hospital in Portimão where she received treatment.
Despite sustaining neck injuries in the region of the main artery, Joan returned home with medication.
But in the following days, he began to feel short of breath and returned to the hospital in Portimão, where he was tested and found to have an infection.
She was flown by helicopter to Santa Maria Hospital, where she underwent surgery. But on Friday night, the worst happened. Joan could not stand the generalized infection and died.
The GNR was at the scene of the crime but referred the case to the Judicial Police as it was the crime of attempted murder.
The attacker fled, but cm found out, introduced himself to the GNR, accompanied by a lawyer.
This will be a young man with whom the victim had a romantic relationship that ended recently.
Investigators are awaiting autopsy results to confirm whether death was from injuries sustained to the neck.