The trial takes place behind closed doors, as publicity has been excluded, which means that the hearings take place without the presence of the public or the media, except for the reading of the decision, which will be public. The young man’s father can attend the hearing, as he is a minor.
The young man, who is serving a precautionary custody order in a closed educational center, is being judged by a collective court, composed of a career judge and two social judges (citizens, without specific legal training, appointed to assist legal judges in family and juvenile courts).
The Public Prosecutor’s Office requested the application of the educational protective measure of hospitalization in an educational center to the young man, which corresponds to the most serious measure.
The case dates back to October 21, 2025, when Susana Gravato was hit by a gunshot, while she was inside her home, in Gafanha da Vagueira, in the municipality of Vagos, in the district of Aveiro.
The victim was found by her husband who alerted the firefighters. Despite the resuscitation maneuvers carried out, death was declared at the scene by the Emergency and Resuscitation Medical Vehicle team.
Less than 24 hours after the crime, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced the arrest of the councilor’s son, due to strong evidence that he had murdered his mother.
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