Businessman was murdered in the Machava neighborhood of Maputo with several machine gun shots. It was an attempt to abduct.
Sotubos administrative businessman José Pedro da Silva was murdered this Friday, at the age of 41, in the city of Maputo, the Mozambican capital.
According to the Portuguese, the Portuguese was heading safely and driver when he was intercepted by two cars. The entrepreneur was then the target of a getting machine gun, that caused it fatal injuries. The victim was still transported to José Macamo Hospital, where the death was declared.
The father of Portuguese, Alberto Silva, is known in the world of football for being president of SC Braga. In the 1990s, he emigrated to Mozambique and is dedicated to the sale of building materials. Sotubos belongs to the Alves da Silva group, the family company.
Explains that the fatal wound was in the chest – the crime will have taken place in the MACHAVA BAIRROin the northwest zone of the city of Maputo.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that it obtained “knowledge, through its consulate overall in Maputo, of the news of the murder of Portuguese citizen José Pedro da Silva, who deeply regrets.” The radio advances that the crime was treated from a attempted abduction. According to the CM, the attackers didn’t even touch the money the victim was carrying.
“The circumstances of the murder are not yet clear. MNE has already presented the most sincere condolences to the family and will continue to follow the situation,” the ministry said.
