A BRITISH man has been arrested in Portugal after his wife was stabbed to death with scissors at a luxury hotel in front of their young son.
The boy witnessed the horror on the eve of his fourth birthday, which he was due to celebrate on the family holiday today.
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The 23-year-old mum bled to death at the scene after suffering multiple stab wounds in the Algarve resort of Albufeira at 6.45pm on Tuesday.
Emergency crews found the woman already beyond hope and her partner covered in blood at the four star Alfagar Alto Da Colina apart-hotel.
The traumatised child was found nearby and appeared to have suffered a leg injury in the deadly struggle.
A Portuguese source told The Sun: “She died after being stabbed with a pair of scissors in the corridor after running out of the room.”
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The source added: “The couple began fighting inside a room on the second floor and the woman died of her wounds after running into the corridor.
“The child was with them and will have seen what happened and also seems to have been hurt.
“When police got there the woman was already dead and there was blood smeared all over the walls of the corridor outside their room.
“The crime scene was awful and the child has been taken into temporary care.”
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Paramedics said the woman was already dead when they arrived at the scene and had suffered “multiple knife wounds” after being attacked in a hotel corridor.
Portuguese judicial police officers backed by forensic teams in protective clothing gear were seen taking photos of the scene at the four-star resort.
The victim’s partner remained in custody following the incident, being described by police as a “hotel homicide”.
Portugal’s national police force was also conducting inquiries but was not releasing the identities of either the victim or her partner.
The suspect remained in police custody this morning and is due to appear before a judge and is expected to be remanded in custody at a closed-court hearing.
The luxury resort is described online as having “striking sea views” and being within walking distance of the beach.