Former president of the Observatory of Security, Organized Crime and Terrorism (OSCOT), José Manuel Anes, was reportedly stabbed on Monday in his own residence.
The information was confirmed by the police to Notícias ao Minuto. “Today, at around 13:54, a patrol car from the 1st Division of the Lisbon Metropolitan Command was dispatched to Rua Quirino da Fonseca in Lisbon due to reports of an assault allegedly involving a daughter attacking her own father,” stated the source.
Witnesses informed authorities that a woman, “allegedly a family member of the victim,” was seen leaving the house, prompting a witness to enter the residence fearing for the man’s safety.
The witness found “the 81-year-old man lying on the floor, covered in blood.” The police reported that the witness was aware of a history of domestic violence between the victim and the alleged attacker.
“The victim sustained multiple injuries and lacerations to his abdomen, hands, and legs, apparently caused by a sharp object. He also had bruises around his eyes inflicted by the suspect’s fingers,” added the police.
The identity and whereabouts of the suspect have not been confirmed, partly due to “the clinical condition of the victim.” It is known that the alleged attacker is “around 40 years old.”
The man, reportedly José Manuel Anes, was transported by Beato and Penha de França Firefighters to São José Hospital, arriving at 14:50, nearly an hour after the incident.
“The police carried out procedures to preserve the crime scene and contacted the Judicial Police.”
The former OSCOT president reportedly arrived at the hospital in serious condition and remains hospitalized, with his condition described as reserved due to a cerebral hematoma.
CNN reports indicate that the suspect is José Manuel Anes’s own daughter.
The former OSCOT president is a university professor, known primarily as a criminologist. After leaving the observatory’s presidency, he became president of its Advisory Council and has been the director of the magazine Segurança e Defesa since its inception.
José Manuel Anes also played a pivotal role in supporting Gouveia e Melo’s presidential candidacy, later distancing himself from the Movement to Support the Admiral and even calling for its dissolution.
