Portuguese man found guilty of UK manslaughter involving compatriot
On Tuesday a Portuguese man who stabbed and fatally wounded a fellow Portuguese national in the UK was found guilty of manslaughter and is due to be sentenced on Friday.
According to the Metropolitan Police, 21-year-old Mario Albino Te was convicted of the manslaughter of 20-year-old Bradley Dos Reis Pais Quaresma, but cleared of murder.
The altercation took place in broad daylight in Stratford Park, in Stroud, London last July. The victim was stabbed in the neck and chest and pronounced dead at the scene.
The court heard that Bradley - a Portuguese national who had lived in London as a student for two years - and Te were known to each other, and had been in contact in the days before the incident.
DCI Gary Holmes, the senior investigating officer from the Met’s Homicide and Major Crime Command, said: “Bradley was a young man in the prime of his life who was tragically killed at the hands
of Te.
“The jury found Te guilty of Bradley’s unlawful killing, and rejected the claim that he was acting in self defence and that Bradley was the aggressor.
“I would like to thank Bradley’s family for the bravery and courage they have shown since his death and throughout our investigation.”
Police were called at around 3.15pm on 21 July 2016 to reports that a man had been stabbed in Stratford Park, West Ham Lane, E15.
According to the Met, officers and London’s Air Ambulance attended. A post mortem examination held on 22 July at East Ham mortuary gave cause of death as stab injuries.
During the trial, the court heard that a large group of males had gathered at the park, and a fight broke out as other members of the public, out enjoying the sun, looked on in horror.
There were several witnesses to the events before and after the stabbing, and a man was seen running from the park just after the incident.
Officers obtained CCTV footage covering the area and also recovered a large kitchen knife nearby. It was analysed and found to have Bradley’s blood on it.
Officers quickly identified Te as a suspect.
The Portuguese assailant boarded a train to Paris from St Pancras station on the morning after the attack but officers, working in cooperation with the French authorities, had him detained in Paris and he was brought back to the UK.
Te, who police said was carrying cash and a bag containing clothing and ID, was arrested on suspicion of murder that afternoon.