Brit tourist, 27, arrested and extradited to Portugal after teenager was stabbed to death with broken bottle in Lisbon
Daniel was reportedly attacked while trying to defend a friend
STAB SHOCK Brit tourist, 27, arrested and extradited to Portugal after teenager was stabbed to death with broken bottle in Lisbon
A BRITISH tourist has been arrested and extradited to Portugal after a teenager was brutally stabbed to death with a broken bottle in Lisbon.
The 27-year-old fugitive was bundled on a flight back to the Portuguese capital and remanded in custody after losing a battle against his forced return.
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A Brit tourist was arrested in connection with the death of teen Daniel Galhanas (pictured)
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Video shows the moment 19-year-old was attacked in Lisbon
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The attackers were later seen fleeing the area as the teen was left to die
He is expected to stand trial over the killing of Daniel Galhanas, 19, who was stabbed in the neck in the city's party hotspot Bairro Alto in the early hours of October 14, 2023.
Daniel was reportedly attacked while trying to defend a friend during a violent bust-up between rival groups – one of which included British holidaymakers.
Initial reports claimed the teen's pal had tried to rob the tourist and his friends as part of a gang of thieves targeting foreigners in the area.
But Daniel's family strongly deny he had any involvement in criminal activity – insisting he was simply trying to help a friend in trouble when he was fatally attacked.
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Footage of the incident shows a man hurling a bottle at Daniel's friend before picking up the broken glass and stabbing Daniel, who stumbles before collapsing in a pool of blood.
He went into cardiac arrest at the scene and was rushed to São José Hospital by volunteer firefighters – but died shortly after from his injuries.
Video from the night shows chaos erupting on the street near Largo do Calhariz, with a dozen people brawling as cars drive past the carnage.
Confirming the dramatic arrest and extradition, Portugal's Policia Judiciaria said they had worked with UK police and judicial authorities to track down the 27-year-old suspect.
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He is believed to have committed first-degree murder in 2023 in Largo do Calhariz, in Lisbon's Bairro Alto district.
They said the crime took place between 4am and 5am on October 14, following a violent altercation between two rival groups.
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'The victim ended up being hit in the neck with a broken glass bottle, which caused serious injuries and led to his death on the spot,' a spokesman said.
Officers said the suspect and his group fled the scene immediately after the attack.
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They explained that a probe led by the PJ's Lisbon and Tagus Valley Directorate resulted in the suspect being identified and an international arrest warrant being issued.
'The suspect, a foreign national, was eventually located and arrested in the United Kingdom, where he travelled to the day after the murder,' they added.
He has since appeared before judicial authorities in Portugal and been remanded in pre-trial custody.
At the time of the horror attack, local reports named Daniel as the young man seen in a disturbing viral video being stabbed with a glass shard before collapsing.
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Police told his devastated family they were hunting an 'English tourist' in connection with the killing.
A relative said: 'An Englishman throws a glass bottle at his friend, who breaks it. The same individual picks up the pieces of glass and hits Daniel, who stood in front of his friend to defend him.
'The group of Englishmen flee and are chased by Daniel's friends. He was left behind to faint with a friend, as the video shows.'
The family have repeatedly rejected claims Daniel was linked to a gang, saying he was a local boy from Odivelas who was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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A volunteer fire team who found Daniel bleeding on the street tried to save him – but later had their own vehicle attacked in a separate incident.
Commander Débora Alves said: 'I don't connect one thing to the other, but, shortly after the murder, a man was arrested for having stoned the window of one of our cars.
'The vehicle was inoperable after the attack.'
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