Police have been carrying out investigations at the property in the AlgarveA British man has reportedly been arrested during a murder investigation after a woman’s body was discovered under concrete at a house in Portugal.
Police found the body of the woman, said also to be from the UK and named locally as 72-year-old Brenda Davidson, at Alcalar in the Algarve on Tuesday.
The Foreign Office confirmed a Briton had been arrested on 7 January and said it was providing consular assistance.
The woman is said to have been reported missing late last year.
A Foreign Office spokesman added: “We can confirm there was a British national reported as missing in the Algarve in Portugal since December 2014.
“We are providing the family with consular assistance.”
In a statement, Portuguese police said the investigation was being conducted by officers from Portimao. They said the victim and the arrested man had been living in the area for several years.
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