British 13-year-old dies after being ‘stabbed in Portugal by mother’s ex’ | World | News
A 13-year-old British boy was killed in Portugal after a man thought to be his mother’s ex-boyfriend stabbed him, then set off a gas explosion and committed suicide. While authorities said that the 13-year-old boy was stabbed in the town of Tomar on Tuesday, local media reported that the young man died at noon.
Lusa news agency reported that Portuguese police were called to the scene around 12:00 a.m. following a warning of domestic violence, and that both the child and the attacker were still alive. Local police said in a statement that the child tragically died “despite detecting vital signs.” The suspect, who died shortly after the police arrived, is believed to have barricaded himself in the child’s house after the attack, turned on the gas, and triggered an explosion that killed him.
It is believed the teenager was attacked by her mother’s ex-boyfriend. The child’s mother, a British citizen and a member of the Portuguese GNR (National Republican Guard), was also injured in the explosion. While both of them were taken to Tomar Hospital, the mother is being given “mild physical injuries” and psychological support. The sun is reporting.
Portuguese Cable news channel SIC Notícias It was reported that the mother, who called 112, was attacked, and then, after being forcibly removed from the house by the man staying at home, called the neighbors for help and attacked the child with a knife.
It is not yet known whether the child died from the stabbing or the explosion.
It turned out that the suspect was a regular visitor to the house. According to SIC Notícias, Luís Freire, president of the Casais/Alviobeira Regional Council, says the family has already been flagged by the authorities due to previous cases of domestic violence.
Casais/Alviobeira Neighborhood Council President Luís Freire told SIC Notícias that the case had already been flagged by the authorities due to previous incidents of domestic violence dating back to 2023.
