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"Extreme violence": gardener detained on suspicion of killing foreign businesspeople in Lagos
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"Extreme violence": gardener detained on suspicion of killing foreign businesspeople in Lagos

SIC Notícias12 September 2026 at 11:07

The authorities detained a gardener suspected of assassinating a couple of foreign businesspeople in Lagos, in the Algarve. The victims, a foreign couple, had been residing in Portugal for several years and were the suspect's employers. The crime is believed to have occurred in a context of extreme violence, according to the information released.

The victims' bodies were dragged into the interior of a water cistern, where the suspect attempted to decompose the corpses. The man was detained by the authorities and is now in custody, awaiting developments in the investigations.

Why this matters

This crime directly affects the foreign community residing in the Algarve region, where many international citizens live as retirees or work remotely. The fact that the suspect was a domestic employee of the victims raises questions about safety in households with staff. The investigation follows an alert received by the authorities, in a case involving particularly brutal methods of concealing corpses.

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