“My intention from the beginning was to protect her” By Paula Martins, in Algarve, Crime · 11-03-2021 16:02:00 · 0 Comments
In the third session of the trial, one of the defendants Maria Malveiro, suspected of murdering 21-year-old Diogo Gonçalves, changed her initial testimony and now blames her ex-girlfriend for the crimes, saying that she lied to protect Mariana Fonseca.
At the Court of Portimão, on 9 March, Maria Malveiro, claimed that the responsibility for the death of Diogo Gonçalves, the dismemberment of the body and other crimes associated with the case were down to Mariana Fonseca. She stated instead that she was simply fulfilling orders from her ex-girlfriend, including drawing money from his card and administering diazepam (medicine used to make the victim unconscious) that she mixed into an or