The 21 - year - old suspected of stabbing another 17 - year - old, causing serious injuries, in Vila Viçosa, was in protective custody, released the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
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02/11/2026
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Lusa
O young 21-year-old suspected of stabbing another, 17, causing serious injuries to him, on Friday night, in Vila Viçosa, in the district of Évora, was in pre-trial detention, released today the prosecutor (MP).
The most severe coercion measure, indicated the MP in a statement published on the website of the Regional Attorney General's Office of Évora, was applied to the suspect after the first judicial interrogation, held on Saturday.
According to the MP, the alleged assailant, arrested in flagrante delicto by GNR, is indicted for the practice of a attempted murder crime.
“ The defendant is strongly indicted of, using a knife, to strike a piercing blow that hit the victim's body, in the chest area, motivating his hospitalization, given the risk of life he presented ", said.
In addition to the preventive arrest, the MP pointed out, the court also applied to the defendant the measure of coercion of prohibition of contacts with the victim and witnesses.
On Saturday, a source of the Évora Territorial Command of GNR indicated to Lusa that the aggression resulted from a disagreement between the two young people, on the public road, concretely on Rua Florbela Espanca, about 23h00 of Friday.
The victim was transported to the hospital of Évora and the GNR stopped the aggressor, then advanced this source, stressing that the investigation of the case has gone to the jurisdiction of the Judicial Police (PJ).
The MP added in the statement that the investigations continue under its direction, with the support of the Local Criminal Investigation Unit (ULIC) of Évora PJ.