Brit, 29, extradited to Portugal over broken bottle murder of teen on Lisbon street is banker who faces 25yrs in prison

The Sun

29-05-2025

A BRITISH banking executive is facing a life term in a Portuguese jail after being extradited over the horrific broken bottle murder of a teenager in Lisbon.
Daniel Dunbar, 29, has lost a battle against a police bid to haul him back to the Portuguese capital to face trial over the brutal street killing in October, 2023.
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Authorities had not released the identity of the Brit they were seeking following an 18-month manhunt.
But The Sun can today reveal he is Dunbar, who has been working in the Investor Management Department at the Royal Bank of Canada in a role "centred on legal compliance."
Rugby-playing Dunbar, from Bexleyheath, Kent, faces trial over the murder of Daniel Galhanas, 19, who was stabbed in the neck with the broken bottle,
Shocking video shows the horror in Lisbon 's trendy Bairro Alto neighbourhood in the early hours of October 14 2023.
Portuguese sources said the victim was targeted while trying to defend a friend, who was alleged to be one of a gang of muggers from Lisbon's 'Sintra Line Gang'.
They were reported to have tried to rob the group of British tourists Dunbar was with. The victim's family has since denied he was linked to the gang.
Dunbar was hit by a bottle thrown by the gang but is alleged to have picked up the smashed glass and used it to slash the Portuguese teenager
The video, filmed from above the street, shows about a dozen people clashing in the road as cars pass at the intersection of Calçada do Combro and Largo do Calhariz.
Grisly footage shows Daniel Galhardas being stabbed in the neck and collapsing in a pool of blood before the Brits flee.
District Judge David Robinson, who refers to Dunbar as 'RP' - short for 'Requested Person' - in his judgement said: 'The RP together with seven named others became involved in a verbal confrontation with a group of individuals that included the deceased, Daniel Galhardas.
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"The RP was struck on the head with a bottle by one of Mr Galhardas's group. He left the scene but returned immediately afterwards, concealing a broken glass bottle in his left hand.
"The RP approached Mr Galhardas and struck him on the neck causing Mr Galhardasto suffer lacerations to his jugular vein and carotid artery which resulted in his death.
"It is an accusation warrant seeking the surrender of the RP for the purposes of conducting a criminal prosecution for an offence of murder."
The warrant said the maximum jail sentence for the homicide offence alleged ranges from 12 years to a 25 year life term.
The court was told at the time of his arrest, Dunbar 'lived in privately rented accommodation in London and worked for the Investor Management Department at the Royal Bank of Canada.'
His role "centred on legal compliance."
Companies House records show the city whiz kid previously ran his own company called Dunbar Eight Limited, when he described himself as a financial advisor.
The court heard that Dunbar has a conviction in the UK from 2022 for drink driving.
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Dunbar contested extradition claiming that he was suffering from PTSD, was a suicide risk and was mentally unstable after suffering a series of injuries while playing rugby.
The judgement said: "He used to play rugby but stopped playing in 2023 due to experiencing repeated concussions.
"In 2019 he attended Queen Mary's Hospital in Woolwich because he was exhibiting strange behaviours upon his return from a rugby trip, and he was assessed by mental health professionals.
"He is not taking any medication but has struggled to sleep in prison and had suicidal thoughts since the trip to Portugal in October 2023.
"He fears being killed in a Portuguese prison by inmates or by government involvement."
Judge Robinson ruled Dunbar should be extradited in March but he was only flown to Portugal last week. He is now in the custody of Lisbon's Judicial Police awaiting trial.
Dunbar was arrested in London eight months after the murder and has been in custody in the UK while the extradition case was thrashed out.
His lawyer Ben Cooper KC, argued extradition would breach his human rights owing to unfit and unsafe jail condition which increased his risk of being being attacked or committing suicide.
But Judge Robinson ordered him to be sent back and referred to his high-powered bank job in his judgement.
His ruling said: "Immediately prior to the RP's arrest he was living independently and working in a responsible position for a bank.
"In my judgment, the circumstances do not come close to being such that the requested person's extradition would be oppressive on account of his mental condition.
"On arrival in prison, the RP was assessed to be mentally stable.
'Plainly being accused of murder, remanded in custody and facing extradition to Portugal has caused the RP to experience stress and hardship.
'His extradition will no doubt cause further such stress and hardship.
'However, the current state of his mental health is that his depressive episode is likely of moderate intensity, and the RP is not taking any medication in respect of it.
"I am satisfied that the RP's extradition would not be disproportionate."
Portugal's Judicial Police said: "The Policia Judiciaria, with the collaboration of the police and judicial authorities of the United Kingdom, located, arrested and extradited to Portugal a man who is strongly suspected of committing a first degree murder.
'He was remanded in pre-trial custody.'
Dunbar was last night in 'preventive detention' in a prison attached to the police headquarters in central Lisbon.
A trial will be held on a date to be fixed.
The Royal bank of Canada declined to comment.