10 May, 2020 @ 20:00
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Father and stepmother arrested in Portugal after body of girl, 9, found in forest

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A FATHER and stepmother in Portugal have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the death their nine-year-old daughter. 

Judicial Police cuffed the pair in the Peniche region today after finding the body of the girl dumped in a forest.

The macabre events were reported in the town of Atouguia de Baleia, where the girl, reportedly named Valentina, lived.

Mayor Afonso Clara told press her body was found in a eucalyptus forest.

There are unconfirmed reports that the father may have already confessed to a crime in relation to her death, El Mundo reported.

He may have also led police to the location of the girl’s body.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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