A 26 year old man was arrested on Saturday due to “strong evidence” of the murder of a 77 year old man, using a knife, in Albufeira.
According to a statement published by the Judicial Police, the victim, the owner of a commercial space, “was attacked with a sharp weapon, following an argument about debts related to the lease of the commercial space he owned, on Thursday last week".
According to the police, the 77 year old victim's disappearance was reported to the authorities on Friday, late at night. On investigation by the police, they found that the suspect had “abandoned the body inside the establishment”, and was “preparing to hide the body".
Police were able to collect “relevant evidence that led to the firm identification of the suspect”.
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