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Nepalese sentenced to three years in prison for attempted rape
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Nepalese sentenced to three years in prison for attempted rape

SAPO Notícias15 September 2026 at 15:55

The Judicial Court of the District of Madeira sentenced this Tuesday, September 15, a 29-year-old Nepalese man to three years of effective imprisonment for attempted rape.

The crime occurred in the early morning of June 2, 2025, in the city of Funchal, in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The court considered it proven that the defendant attempted to commit rape during this incident.

The Public Prosecutor's Office brought the charge and the case went to trial, culminating in the conviction of the Nepalese man to a sentence of three years of effective imprisonment.

The trial took place at the Judicial Court of the District of Madeira, where the sentence was delivered convicting the defendant for the crime of attempted rape.

Why this matters

Residents of Madeira now know that an effective prison sentence was handed down in an attempted rape case in Funchal, which may influence perceptions of local safety. This trial marks the judicial resolution of an incident that occurred just months ago in that area of the island.

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