A British plumber is set to stand trial in Portugal
Portuguese police said the unnamed 37-year-old had been lured to a secluded area away from the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party festival, a small event being held in Pedrogao Grande in central Portugal last September.
The victim was stabbed “with exceptional violence” and someone had tried to cover up his body with leaves and branches, officers said.
The next day, Joshua Menkens, 28, the organiser of the festival, was arrested. Six months after the attack, Menkens, from Hertfordshire, has been charged with murder. Local authorities believe he had a psychotic episode.
