The Judicial Police (PJ), through the Criminal Investigation Department of the Azores, detained a 30-year-old man, strongly indicated for the attempted murder crime, committed in the early hours of October 11th, in the city of Lagoa, on the island of São Miguel.
The facts are believed to have occurred following an altercation between the suspect and the victim at the religious festivities venue in that city.
During the dispute, the suspect is alleged to have wielded a knife, inflicting several cuts to the victim's torso and neck, causing potentially serious injuries.
The 32-year-old victim received medical assistance at the scene and was later transported to a hospital.
The detained individual will be presented to the competent judicial authority for the first judicial interrogation and the potential application of appropriate coercive measures.