Two women have died and a man is in a serious condition in hospital after three separate incidents of gender violence.
In Palma de Mallorca, police are looking for a man after the body of a 40 year old woman was found in her apartment. She had been stabbed in the neck, severing the jugular vein.
In Brunete, Madrid, 36 year old Ivana was allegedly killed by her ex-husband. The attack left Ivana with at least twenty stab wounds all over her body and neck. Medics tried to save her life but she went into cardiopulmonary arrest and died from her wounds.
The couple had two children, aged 9 years and 10 years, both of whom required psychological counselling after hearing about what happened.
There was no prior history of abuse within the family. The ex-husband, a 32 yer old, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
In Elche, Valencia, a man is in a critical condition in hospital after allegedly being attacked by his girlfriend. The couple and another man were travelling in a car when the girlfriend, sitting in the back seat, allegedly cut the man’s throat with a knife, severing the right jugular vein.
The woman has been arrested.