Overview
- Portuguese judicial police detained the 19-year-old at a Lisbon hotel on Thursday under a European arrest warrant issued by Germany.
- He is suspected of fatally stabbing his father, the father’s wife, and her daughter on São Vicente overnight from Monday to Tuesday.
- Officials say the circumstances of the killings remain to be clarified and have not identified a motive.
- Police report the suspect left Cape Verde for Portugal on Tuesday before being located through coordinated cross-border efforts.
- He is expected to appear before a judge, while local media report the victims’ ages and a possible psychiatric history that authorities have not fully confirmed.