Foreign Minister Joao Gómez Gravinho said on Friday that the man detained as a suspect in the killings of three people in Nottingham this week has contacted British authorities about whether he has Portuguese citizenship.
“Recently, this morning, we recently found out that the suspect is a Portuguese citizen. We are investigating the matter, but we will be in close contact with the British authorities in this regard,” he told reporters after a meeting with his British counterpart, James. Wisely.
Cravinho said it was “a terrible event” and took “the opportunity to offer our deepest condolences” to the victims.
The 31-year-old man arrested this week as a suspect in the killings of three people in Nottingham this week is a Portuguese citizen, a British newspaper reported on Friday, citing multiple sources.
Although authorities have not yet identified the suspect, British media reports say the suspect in the killing is a former student at the University of Nottingham.
According to Daily TelegraphThe parents, originally from Guinea-Bissau, worked on the island of Madeira and obtained Portuguese citizenship in 2006.
The couple moved to the United Kingdom with their three children in 2007 and became citizens of the European Union.
Lusa has tried to confirm with the Portuguese Foreign Ministry and the British police, but has yet to hear back.
Neighbors in the village of Haverfordwest in West Wales describe an educated, hard-working family who attend the local evangelical church.
Nottingham police announced on Thursday that they have been given another 36 hours to question a suspect who killed three people and injured three others.
“A dedicated team of detectives continues to interrogate the suspect and build a solid picture of what happened in the morning,” police explained.
The investigation is reviewing video surveillance footage, forensic analysis, eyewitness accounts and searching multiple properties across the city.
Police believe the suspect attacked a 19-year-old Nottingham University student with a knife, killed another 65-year-old man and stole their van.
He later tried to run over three people on separate occasions, with one still hospitalized in critical condition.
The police have arrested the suspect Taser When the vehicle stopped.
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