Domestic violence victim in Almada seeks help by email to GNR, 42-year-old aggressor arrested
A woman from Costa da Caparica sent an email to the GNR post after her partner took away her mobile phone. The man, aged 42, was arrested for assault and rape.
Email to GNR saves domestic violence victim in Costa da Caparica
An email sent to the GNR post in Costa da Caparica, in Almada, led to the arrest last Thursday of a 42-year-old man suspected of assaulting and raping his partner, according to Correio da Manhã.
The victim, a resident of the Costa da Caparica area, lost access to her mobile phone as a result of her partner's actions. With no other means of communication, she resorted to email as the only available way to alert the authorities about the dangerous situation in which she found herself.
A uniformed GNR patrol went immediately to the location and interrupted the scene of violence. The woman bore visible marks of assault and reported having been raped and threatened with a bladed weapon. The weapon was seized by the authorities in the course of the incident.
After receiving medical assistance, the victim was referred to a shelter for victims of domestic violence.
The arrested man was brought before Seixal court, which ordered him to report to the authorities every three weeks and banned him from contacting the victim.
Source: Correio da Manhã