On 27th November Judicial Police, through the Southern Board and in compliance with an arrest warrant issued by the DIAP of Faro – Loulé Public Prosecutor, identified and detained a man for the alleged perpetration of a murderous crime,” in a statement from PJ sent to newsrooms.
The detainee is suspected of assaulting, tying, gagging and killing a 29-year-old woman, leaving the body inside a car that was then set fire to. Tatiana Mestre was found inside the car, parked in a wilderness, on August 27, the day the crime took place.
The car was found by a couple walking the dogs in that place, hidden in an area with high vegetation and only accessible by dirt roads. The couple found it strange to see the dark glasses due to the burning of the fire and called the GNR. The soldiers spotted a body in the interior and called inspectors from the Judicial Police in Faro.
The arrested person is Portuguese, 21 years old and known to the victim.
“The 21-year-old detainee is unemployed, has a criminal record for violent crimes and will be present for judicial interrogation to apply pre-trial conditions deemed appropriate,” reads the note.
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