A 31 year old Moroccan man, with a history of violent abuse, was detained in Málaga after allegedly hitting his wife on the nose and pouring boiling oil on her hand. When the police arrived, the woman was bleeding from the nose and her hands were red from the effects of boiling oil. The abuse took place in the presence …
Man breaks into home of former partner
A 35 year old man was detained by the Local Police in Churriana, Málaga, after he broke into the home of his former partner. The man visited his former partner, who was with a friend at the time, and stayed forty minutes before the two women managed to get him to leave. However, he returned in the early hours of …
More domestic violence
A 53 year old Spanish woman is in hospital in Arrecife, Lanzarote, after being attacked with a knife, allegedly by her partner. The incident took place in calle Escardillo in the Argana Alta district of Arrecife. The woman is being treated at the Hospital José Molina Orosa. Her alleged attacker has been arrested and detained in custody pending a court …
Man detained after beating his wife in front of the children
The Guardia Civil in Granada has arrested a 32 year old Bolivian national after he beat his wife in front of their two daughters. Police were called to the house, located in calle Santa Clara, by concerned neighbours and found the woman with signs of having been beaten all over her body. The woman said that it was not the …
Domestic violence figures for Málaga in 2008
The National Police and Guardia Civil in Málaga province have, between them, presented 3,600 denuncias and made over 2,500 arrests in relation to domestic violence during 2008. Chilling statistics, almost ten denuncias per day. There were also 878 arrests for breach of conviction, such as relating to restraining orders.
At least 70 domestic violence fatalities in 2008
A total of 70 women have died at the hands of their partners during 2008, although this figure could rise to 76 if a further six pending cases are classified as domestic or gender violence. The figure for 2007 was 71 fatalities and since 2000, a total of 576 women have been killed by their partners or ex-partners. Of the …
Domestic violence fatality in Guipúzcoa
The disturbing trend of resolving domestic disputes through violence continues as yet another woman dies at the (alleged) hands of her sentimental partner. A woman in Errenteria, Guipúzcoa, died after being stabbed her partner. Two other people, relatives, were injured in the incident and are being treated at the Hospital Donostia. The partner of the woman has been arrested as …
Another domestic violence fatality
A South American woman died yesterday on the island of Gran Canaria after being brutally assaulted in a hotel room where she was staying with her partner. The couple were involved in a discussion in the early hours of yesterday morning, during which the woman was brutally assaulted, allegedly by her partner.
Man found dead after stabbing his wife
A 26 year old man was found dead yesterday in the La Colonia district of La Linea shortly after stabbing his wife. The woman, aged 20 years, is in a serious but stable condition in La Linea hospital having suffered multiple stab wounds to the chest and stomach.
Domestic violence fatality in Cataluña
A woman died yesterday afternoon at her home in Torá, allegedly at the hands of her husband. The couple, both Spanish, had no history of violence or any kind of abuse yet, after an argument, the husband ended up killing his wife. The husband informed the police of what he had done and later made a confession. This latest case …