A British holidaymaker has been arrested and extradited following a two-year police manhunt after a teenager was killed with a broken bottle in Lisbon.
The 27-year-old is set to be tried by Portuguese officials over the death of Daniel Galhanas after he was stabbed in the neck with the sharp glass object in the early hours of October 14 2023.
The tourist, who is yet to be named, was forced on a flight back to the country of the crime and remanded in custody after failed appeals against his return.
It is said the attack against the 19-year-old victim occurred in Lisbon’s Bairro Alto neighbourhood.
Initial reports suggest he was targeted while trying to defend a friend who was part of a gang of thieves that tried to rob the suspected killer and his friends.
Stabbing victim Daniel Galhanas was first identified as one of the gang members who attacked the group, allegedly British tourists, in Lisbon, Portugal.
Family members have denied Daniel was involved with the gang and said he was only trying to help his friend.
According to the family, one of the tourists threw a bottle at Daniel’s friend after the group was approached.
A British holidaymaker, 27, has been arrested and extradited following a two-year police manhunt after Daniel Galhanas, 19, (pictured) was killed with a broken bottle in Lisbon
The group, who are British tourists, is seen in an altercation on a Lisbon street around 4:30am on October 14 2023. Daniel is pictured wearing a black top and white trousers
The group of tourists were seen clashing with a group understood to be thieves. Daniel came between the group and his friend, who was reportedly hit with a bottle
The bottle broke and the unnamed suspect picked up the smashed bottle, using it to slash at Daniel, who had come between the group and his friend.
Horrifying video shows the moment the male tourist launches a bottle at Daniel’s friend before stabbing the victim, who then stumbles and collapses in a pool of blood in the street.
The group of tourists are then seen running away.
Daniel went into cardiac arrest and was taken alive to São José Hospital after being found by volunteer firefighters – but did not survive his injuries.
Video footage 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.
Police say the gang targets foreign tourists on weekend evenings as they walk through the city after a night out.
Confirming the arrest and extradition, Portugal’s police force said: ‘The Policia Judiciaria, with the collaboration of the police and judicial authorities of the United Kingdom, located, arrested and extradited to Portugal a 27-year-old man who is strongly suspected of committing a first degree murder.’
They added: ‘The crime took place in the early hours of 14 October, 2023, between 4am and 5am, following an altercation between two rival groups.
From another view, the group of tourists is seen running off as Daniel bleeds out in the street
‘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.
‘After the incident, both the suspect and the other members of his group fled the scene.
‘Investigative work carried out by the PJ’s Lisbon and Tagus Valley Directorate, which is leading the investigation, led to the identification of the suspected perpetrator and the issuing of an international arrest warrant.
‘The suspect, a foreign national, was eventually located and arrested in the United Kingdom, where he travelled to the day after the murder.
‘After being brought before judicial authorities in Portugal, he was remanded in pre-trial custody.’
