26-year-old woman arrested for two fires at Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon

The Judicial Police arrested a 26-year-old woman with serious psychiatric disorders for setting fire to a stretcher and a vehicle in the emergency department of Santa Maria Hospital.

26-year-old woman arrested for two fires at Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon

Suspect arrested for setting fire to stretcher and vehicle in Santa Maria emergency department

The Judicial Police arrested a 26-year-old woman with serious psychiatric disorders following two fires that occurred at Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon, according to CNN Portugal.

The incidents took place last Friday: the suspect allegedly set fire to a stretcher inside the hospital and to a vehicle parked near the emergency department, using direct flame in both cases.

The damage recorded includes the left front section of the vehicle completely burnt out, as well as the sheet and structure of the stretcher.

The arrested woman was heard in her initial judicial interrogation at the Department of Investigation and Criminal Action (DIAP) in Lisbon for the application of precautionary measures.

Source: CNN Portugal

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