British 13-year-old boy stabbed to death in Portugal, reports say | World News

A teenage British boy has reportedly been stabbed to death in Portugal.

The country’s criminal police (Judicial Police) said it is investigating the death by stabbing of both the boy and the alleged attacker.

Local media have identified the boy as a British teenager, while Portuguese police believe the perpetrator was the former partner of the boy’s mother.

The mother was found “showing signs of having been restrained and assaulted, and was subsequently taken to the nearest hospital”, police said in a statement.

“Both the alleged assailant and the minor presented several injuries caused by a bladed weapon but, despite vital signs still being detectable, death was declared at the scene moments later.”

Police said the GNR (National Republican Guard) were called out after the alarm had been raised about what was feared to be a domestic violence siutation, in the city of Tomar in central Portugal.

“Inside the house, there was a strong smell of gas which, moments later, resulted in an explosion that injured one of the GNR officers,” the police statement added.

“The alleged perpetrator had already served a prison sentence for aggravated homicide, and the family had been flagged following domestic violence cases registered in 2022 and 2023.”

The British Foreign Office said in a statement: “We are in contact with the local authorities following an incident in Portugal, and stand ready to provide consular support.”