Contact Admin. Dermot and his fiancee were just two days into their holiday at the Portuguese resort of Albufeira when they were confronted by a gang in the resort town. File photograph: Getty Images. Dermot and his fiancee arrived in the Portuguese resort of Albufeira a week previously and were just two days into their holiday when they were confronted by a gang in the resort town on Sunday evening. They were forced at gunpoint into a car and driven to a remote location around an hour from their hotel.
They forced us into the car and took us up a back road an hour away from the strip. He said the driver of the car had had to stop one of the gang shooting him in the head.
The woman was sent to withdraw more money but as Dermot had given her a card which could only access an account with insufficient funds, she was unable to get any more. The gang told Dermot to go assist her, after which the couple fled the scene. While he sustained a sprained ankle they escaped and immediately made a full statement to local police.
They were largely confined to their hotel for the remainder of their holiday with virtually no money. On the last day they went out for a short period but when they returned to their hotel they were horrified to discover their room had been ransacked with credit and debit cards stolen as well as at least one mobile phone. He said police had identified the criminal gang and had the house in which they were staying under surveillance.
Dermot expressed frustration at the travel insurance company AIG who he said had failed to help him and his fiancee. He said they had been given no emergency cash and had not been allowed to move hotels after the original robbery. We use cookies to personalise content, target and report on ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic.
