Two people died in Barcelona yesterday after a man allegedly killed his ex-wife and then committed suicide. The man called his ex-wife saying that he had to speak to her urgently and subsequently went to her home in Vilafranca del Penedés. Neighbours called the police after they heard screams coming from the house but despite police being quick to respond, …
Domestic violence in Almuñecar
November 25th was International Day Against Violence to Women, with marches taking place all over the country to condemn gender violence. But even on this day, incidents occurred. In Almuñecar, a 24 year old youth was arrested after stabbing his girlfriend. Police were alerted to the fact that two people were arguing in the street and when they went to …
Man arrested after stabbing his ex partner
A 53 year old man, intitials J.M.C.J., has been arrested in Granada after stabbing a woman who had been his partner up until one week ago. The woman was stabbed in the chest, presumably in a domestic dispute, and is now in the Hospital General del Virgen de las Nieves where her condition is described as ‘serious, but stable’.
Domestic violence
In Spain, there are 41,459 women who are recipients of some kind of active protection in relation to domestic violence, with the largest number being in Andalucía. Of the total, 29,756 are Spanish women, 11,703 are foreigners.
Former Guardia Civil officer commits suicide after killing his wife
Two bodies were found yesterday in a cortijo near Puntalón, Granada, in what appears to be yet another case of domestic violence with fatal consequences. The man, a 51 year old former Guardia Civil officer working as a security guard in Almería, is thought to have killed his wife and then committed suicide. The woman, the second wife of the …
Domestic fatality in Madrid
A 34 year old Bolivian man died on Sunday in the Puente de Vallecas district of Madrid after being stabbed by his partner.
Domestic fatality in Palma de Mallorca
A 31 year old man has been detained in Marratxi, Palma de Mallorca, on suspicion of killing his partner. The man reported the death to the local Guardia Civil some twelve hours after the event and suspicions were aroused after he gave two conflicting accounts of events.
Domestic violence in Marbella
A woman in Marbella was injured and needed hospital treatment after launching herself from her balcony in an attempt to escape her knife wielding partner.
Another domestic violence fatality
A 53 year old Spanish woman was stabbed to death in Madrid in the early hours of Sunday morning, allegedly by her husband.