A woman in her 40s was found lifeless this morning in a house located in Paraíso, in Machico.
The Municipal Firefighters of Machico were alerted by the Civil Protection, who were on site but they were unable to save the victim who had a ‘cut on her neck.’
At 13:00 the Municipal Firefighters of Machico were called out to help the suspect who had attempted to commit suicide by taking various medications. He was found at the Caniçal viewpoint armed with a knife.
Later on this afternoon, Ricardo Tecedeiro from the Judiciary Police confirmed that they are investigating the alleged murder of a 44-year-old woman.
The death of the woman, at the Poço Gil farm, in Machico, left the entire community stupefied and surprised by the tragic outcome, not least because the family in question had no history of disagreements or domestic violence.
According to local newspaper, two children, a boy and a girl, both students at the 2nd and 3rd cycles school in Machico, have now lost their mother. Even more distressing was that it was the son who found his mother’s body after being allegedly attacked by her current partner.
It was later disclosed that many relatives and acquaintances of the victim congregated around the hearse who overwhelmed by shock were unable to hold back their tears.
Samantha Gannon
info at madeira-weekly.com
