A 32-year-old man was in protective custody after setting fire to an annex where he performed works and threatened to kill a PSP agent in Queluz. The crime occurred on October 18th, motivated by disagreements with the owner about the payment of the work done.
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21/10/2026
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Um 32-year-old man was arrested and was subjected to the measure of coercion of preventive detention after burning down a house where he performed works and threatened an agent of the Public Security Police (PSP), in Queluz, in the municipality of Sintra.
In a statement, released this Wednesday, the Prosecutor of the Republic of the West Lisbon District explained that the man is indicted for the practice of an aggravated threat crime and a fire crime.
The facts occurred on the morning of October 18, 2026, in Queluz, when the “arguido went to the annex of a building and, with a tank of gas and foam from a cushion and plastic, started a fire ignition”.
The owner of the annex eventually arrived “at this very moment” and approached the police and began to put out the fire.
“ The defendant came to help in the task, although he was telling the offended one that he would destroy the work he had done in the annex and for which it was due payment, an idea he repeated after the arrival of the police ", reads in the note.
Moreover, being warned by the PSP agent, the man “threated him with death.”.
After being present to the court, on Monday, the defendant was subject to the measure of coercion of preventive imprisonment, in accordance with the one required by the prosecutor.
The investigation runs terms in the Department of Investigation and Criminal Action of the Sintra Center, with the support of the PSP.