In a statement, the Forest Police confirmed that they have identified the presumed perpetrator of a fire that broke out in the parish of Santo António da Serra. “The individual is a habitual arsonist,” states an Institute of Forests, Conservation and Nature spokesperson, who confirmed that the Judicial Police had…
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Yesterday saw the pre-trial of a 45-year-old man caught trying to start a fire. The alleged Prazeres arsonist was holding a blowtorch and a machete in his hands, while a can of petrol stood next to him when the Judicial Police caught him in a surprise raid.
Paulo Gonçalves, the arsonist whose actions caused the 'great 2016 fire,' is currently serving a 14 year sentence, for causing the fire which started in São Roque, and which destroyed vast tracts of mountainous areas before setting alight the island's city centre.