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Police sources said he had head injuries and appeared to have been beaten.
Lisbon cityspace. Photo: Getty
Police are investigating the death of an Irishman found in a Lisbon street.
The 26-year-old, who has not been named, was discovered lifeless around 8.50am this morning.
Police sources said he had head injuries and appeared to have been beaten.
Officers from the country’s PSP police force were the first to be alerted and reach the scene.
Lisbon cityspace. Photo: Getty
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Detectives from the Policia Judiciaria, Portugal’s national criminal investigation police agency, are now handling the case.
The area where the man was found dead is Lisbon’s old Casal Ventoso neighbourhood, once described as one of the city’s most dangerous.
In the 1980s and ‘90s it was known as the biggest drug supermarket in Europe.
The shanty town that had sprung up there ended up being demolished but recent Portuguese media reports say drug problems are still an issue in the area.
The grim discovery occurred hours after an American tourist was stabbed to death in a street attack in the resort of Cascais a half-hour drive west of Lisbon.
Local reports said the 35-year-old was attacked after going to help a friend who was being bothered by three men.
The incident happened around 3.20am this morning.
The stab victim was rushed to Lisbon’s Santa Maria Hospital but died shortly after arriving.
Sources said they thought the intention of the three assailants, who fled the scene in a car, could have been to rob their victims before they resisted.