The Toll of 2021… so far – Well it was a relatively good start to the year, despite another lockdown, or at least it was a better start than we had last year…For those who have been following along with my journey, you will be aware of the issues we had last year with our current place of abode. We are still awaiting a court date for our ongoing criminal case against our present landlady, Evelyn Simon following on from last year’s drama. We have been collecting and documenting our journey, to keep a record of the long list of malfeasance we have endured since taking up residence in the apartment we occupy in Carvoeiro.
After a rather hectic week, we were looking forward to a bit of rest this weekend. Saturday morning we made our usual gallop around the village for supplies, had a cup of coffee outside in the sun, which we are now allowed to do finally, and then headed back to the apartment…. except this time, we could not get in as the locks had been changed, with all our belongings and our kitties locked in. My husband made his way to the local GNR (Portuguese Military police) station, whilst I waited by the door… that is when I smelled something burning as I stood in the hallway. I began to panic as my Kitty children were stuck on the other side of a locked door, and I could not get to them. I called the local emergency number, 112, and they sent the Bombeiros (Portuguese for fire department) around to break the door open. By the time we got in, I was totally traumatised, and have very little memory of what happened next as it was all so hectic and frenetic, but my husband dealt with all the reporting with the GNR, and I tried to comfort my traumatised Kitty children.
Following on from the door being broken down by the Bombeiros, the front door to the apartment was at that point, unable to lock or close, and the whole frame of the door had been hacked open by the Bombeiros. We contacted a few people we knew who could fix the door, but nobody was available until next week, so we simply closed the door and put some furniture up against it to secure it as best as we could. On the Monday afternoon, one of the many community members who support us, sent us a carpenter to put on a new door.
After an exhausting and traumatic day, I took a nap on the sofa, and was awoken by the sounds of 6 thugs breaking into the apartment, and using a crow bar, they took the door off its hinges, removed it completely, and ran down the stairs. This was not a random attack. These attackers specifically targeted our apartment, having been given the door number, and they had been given the security code for the communal front door entrance, most likely by Evelyn Simon or Inter-Real, the property management company.
The attackers then proceeded to make a run for it taking the front door away completely, and proceeded to exist the building down the stairs with the front door to the apartment, taking the front door with them. My husband chased them down the stairs and out the apartment block, at which point he was hit repeatedly with the crow bars, and as the well co-ordinated team of thugs ran down the stairs, they ripped the very heavy red fire extinguishers off the wall, and began pelting them at my husband, opening one of them and directly onto my husband, and spraying my husband in the face with one of the fire extinguishers. My husband was choked and blinded by a toxic white substance that came out of the fire extinguisher. The GNR were once again called and did a full report of breaking and entering, theft and assault. My husband was then taken to hospital and a full medical report was made, which has now been sent off to the court, and added to our ongoing case against Evelyn Simon and Inter-Real
In our time living here, we have heard many horrible stories about the owner of Inter-Real, a lady called Mino, who goes by the nick name, The Poison Dwarf. I have not yet heard a single good thing about her, and our experience of this lady has been nothing short of traumatic and toxic. She is by far the most hated person in Carvoeiro, and we have no doubt that she has collaborated in bringing about this attack. I did sent Mino a text the day after the incident to inform her as to why the entire downstairs hall way was covered in white powder from the fire extinguishers, but I heard nothing back. In fact, their silence has been deafening. Even the normally friendly cleaners that work for Inter-Real, are doing everything they can to avoid making eye contact, even when we greet them. It is very obvious that Inter-Real is involved in this, having arranged this attack at the instruction of Evelyn Simon, as they have clearly used this well co-ordinated group of thugs to intimidate other people.
Furthermore, following on from replacing the front door, we there have been several toxic stink bombs deliberately let off outside our apartment. This affects not only us, but also the neighbours, who have a new born baby. Furthermore, the lifts have been disabled every morning, meaning that we have to proceed up and down via the stairs. Furthermore, the front entrance security door has now had the key pad for the security code, disabled. It is simply no longer working, which means that unless someone lets you in from inside, there is no way of entering the apartment block. I simply find it hard to believe that all these incidences are just malfunctions or accidents. This is a deliberately co-ordinated and planned attack on us, and Inter-Real / Evelyn Simon just do not care how the rest of the apartment block has to suffer as a result of their harassment campaign against us.
This entire matter was a total intimidation tactic to get us to leave, and we really want to, but finding suitable accommodation has been difficult. Because we have always acted in honour, and we have a very solid case against Evelyn Simon and Inter-Real from the very beginning, we have stood our ground. We simply will not be bullied or intimidated by anybody, not to mention, that this is actually against Portuguese law that governs tenancy.
We will continue with our case against Evelyn Simon, as there are a long list of criminal charges against her, and she has actively conspired to cause us loss, harm and / or injury.
I would like to thank the people who have been there for us during this time of trauma. To those people, you know who you are. I treasure your love and support and will never forget it. The neighbourhood has really rallied around us, and several people have come forward to tell us their stories about their run ins with Inter-Real. This has been a time of fact discovery, and we have learned that Inter-Real is like a mafia operating in Carvoeiro, and the GNR (Portuguese Military Police) are well aware of this, and made several overtures to this fact, and have agreed to testify in court when this case is finally heard. I look forward to my day in court.
We have no begun the process of communicating with the Instituto da Construcao e do Imobiliario (the Property agent licensing board), which issues (and withdraws) licenses for estate agencies, agents and property management companies. We have for some time now been collecting data, and thanks to the many people who have come forward offering information and testimony, we now have a substantial case file being sent on to the Instituto da Construcao e do Imobiliario and the courts.
In the mean time, we will be relocating. The true irony is that we had already found a place to move to before all this above mentioned drama was perpetrated against us. If only Evelyn Simon or Inter-Real had bothered to contact us and communicate in a civil manner, they could have saved themselves further criminal charges, which include Assault and Grievous Bodily Harm. All we want it to be allowed to relocate in peace, as we have the right to do. We have had several options to move abroad, but I will not be leaving the country until we have had our court hearing, and we will not stop until justice is served. If those who have acted out against us causing loss and harm, think we are just going to go away quietly, they are very much mistaken. You have very much underestimated us!
Peace Love Unity Respect
Mel & Biggi
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