A 15-year-old teenager called the authorities around 5:30 pm on Thursday to confess that he had killed his mother, in Algés, in the Lisbon district. The crime, committed with a blow known as a rear-naked choke, took place 21 hours before the Public Security Police (PSP) were alerted and arrived at the scene, where the victim's body was lying at the entrance of the house.
Brazilian woman is killed with rear naked choke by her 15-year-old son in Portugal
A 15-year-old teenager called the authorities around 5:30 pm on Thursday to confess that he had killed his mother, in Algés, in the Lisbon district. The crime, committed with a blow known as a rear-naked choke, took place 21 hours before...
From arguing to protecting your sister The routine in that house in Bairro Clemente Vicente, in the municipality of Oeiras, had not been peaceful for that family. The mother, aged 33, and her children, aged 15 and four, had arrived on the fourth floor of the building in front of Avenida Marginal just over "a month" earlier, according to Fátima Messias, a...
- The mother, aged 33, and her children, aged 15 and four, had arrived on the fourth floor of the building in front of Avenida Marginal just over "a month" earlier, according to Fátima...
- The neighbor says that she saw the children "running there, running here" and that, from time to time, she also saw the woman smoking at the window, when she waved.
- Inside the house, however, there was also unrest.
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From arguing to protecting your sister
The routine in that house in Bairro Clemente Vicente, in the municipality of Oeiras, had not been peaceful for that family. The mother, aged 33, and her children, aged 15 and four, had arrived on the fourth floor of the building in front of Avenida Marginal just over "a month" earlier, according to Fátima Messias, a neighbor across the street, to the Observador.
The neighbor says that she saw the children "running there, running here" and that, from time to time, she also saw the woman smoking at the window, when she waved. Inside the house, however, there was also unrest. Fátima Messias remembers hearing a "very loud" scream on Wednesday, the night that, as is now known, the crime took place.
Another neighbor, who did not want to be identified, said that arguments between mother and son happened frequently and said: "He behaved badly with his mother."
The family, of Brazilian origin, also includes a four-year-old sister. It is not known whether the girl witnessed the crime, but, according to the confession cited by Correio da Manhã (CM), she was the motivation for the attack.
The teenager reportedly told authorities that he wanted to protect his sister. According to the publication, the suspect claimed to have seen the mother mistreating the girl and, therefore, confronted her. The argument ended up escalating and becoming violent. The young man then allegedly suffocated his mother with a rear naked choke, a strangulation blow used in martial arts.
After his mother fell unconscious, the teenager took care of his sister, put her to sleep and spent the night at home. The next morning, he continued taking care of the girl and prepared her lunch. About two hours before calling authorities, he was seen walking hand in hand with his sister.
According to sources close to the family, the father of the teenager and four-year-old girl has been in prison for around a year for domestic violence. The son would not have forgiven his mother for the accusation that led to his father's conviction, which could also, according to the same publication, have influenced his behavior.
As he is under 16 years old, the teenager's future is now in the hands of the Family and Juvenile Court, where an educational guardianship process will be initiated. The Judiciary Police is investigating the case, while the four-year-old girl left the scene accompanied by INEM psychologists.
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