British boy, 13, stabbed to loss of life in Portugal earlier than home blown up in fuel explosion | EUROtoday

A 13-year-old British boy has died after a stabbing in Portugal, police stated, with the accomplice of the kid’s mom suspected of being behind the assault.

Authorities discovered {the teenager} and the suspected attacker affected by a number of stab wounds after receiving a home violence report in a house in Casais, within the Tomar municipality.

Moments after arriving on the scene a suspected fuel explosion tore by way of the home, believed to have been intentionally attributable to the attacker, injuring one officer within the course of.

The teenager was present in cardiorespiratory arrest and pronounced useless on the scene. The suspected perpetrator, a 43-year-old man, additionally died.

The mom “was found by authorities showing signs of having been restrained and assaulted, and was subsequently taken to the nearest hospital”, police stated. According to SIC Newsshe had known as 112 and sought assist from neighbours shortly beforehand.

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The 43-year-old suspect allegedly attacked the boy with a bladed weapon, earlier than barricading himself inside the home, News Diary reported.

“Both the alleged assailant and the minor presented several injuries caused by a bladed weapon but, despite vital signs still being detectable, death was declared at the scene moments later,” the assertion added.

He had already served time for aggravated murder, police stated, and had been the topic of home abuse complaints relationship again to 2022.

Luis Freire, who’s the president of the native parish council, advised Portugese media that the home case had already been flagged by authorities as a result of earlier episodes of home violence.

He harassed it was a “complicated situation” which the GNR (National Republican Guard) was already conscious of.

Reports from SIC Noticias stated the couple had separated since 2023, however that the person was an everyday customer to their residence within the central Portuguese city.

The girl suffered minor bodily accidents within the assault, and is now receiving psychological help from authorities.

Police stated of their assertion: “Inside the house, there was a strong smell of gas which, moments later, resulted in an explosion that injured one of the GNR officers.

“The alleged perpetrator had already served a prison sentence for aggravated homicide, and the family had been flagged following domestic violence cases registered in 2022 and 2023.”

The Foreign Office stated in a press release: “We are in contact with the local authorities following an incident in Portugal, and stand ready to provide consular support.”

Forensic officers from the Judicial Police at the moment are inspecting the positioning, Sílvia Lopes, the coordinator of the Leiria Judicial Police (PJ), advised the Lusa information company.