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Troia: MP requests 5 years in prison for defendant in shipwreck case

Observador11 September 2026 at 00:42

The Public Prosecutor requested a sentence of two and a half years in prison for each of the four counts of negligent homicide the defendant is accused of, totaling ten years in prison. The request was presented in the final arguments of the trial taking place at the Troia Court.

The case concerns a shipwreck that resulted in the death of four people. The defendant faces four counts of negligent homicide, one for each victim who lost their life in the accident.

The trial is reaching its final phase, with the parties presenting their concluding arguments before the court's decision.

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