There are three women who have been murdered by their partners or ex-partners in Andalusia this year, all the victims are counted in Malaga. It was the Government Delegation against Gender Violence, dependent on the Ministry of Equality, who confirmed through its X account that the murder of the 43-year-old woman on April 6 in the capital of Malaga is part of a context of gender violence.
The victim and her husband, both Americans, were staying in a tourist apartment in the capital of Malaga. According to the first police investigations, the death would have occurred in the couple’s most intimate circle, apparently in relation to extreme sexual practices. The husband was arrested for these events and the Investigative Court number 9 of Malaga, acting as guard, decreed his entry into provisional prison with notice and without bail, being investigated, in principle, for a crime of homicide by a Violence against the woman.
The Ministry of Equality has confirmed that the victim did not have minor children nor were there any previous complaints of gender violence against the alleged aggressor.
For her part, the Minister of Equality, Loles López, has shown her “rejection and condemnation” of this crime, on her behalf and on behalf of the Andalusian Government, and has regretted “this terrible crime” that occurred in Malaga, since it has reiterated “the commitment of the Andalusian Government to the eradication of gender violence”, while conveying “its condolences and support” to the victim’s family and those closest to him.
“Gender violence is one of the main violations of women’s human rights around the world,” said López, who has called for the unity of administrations, institutions and organizations “to put an end to these murders.”
Likewise, he has appealed for the involvement of all citizens: “At the slightest suspicion that a woman may be suffering gender violence, we must raise the alarm.”
With this victim, the number of women murdered by gender violence in Spain rises to ten in 2024 and 1,254 since 2003, when these data began to be collected. Last year, a total of 56 deaths were recorded nationwide, seven more than the previous year, while in Andalusia the number of sexist crimes rose to 16. Regarding the number of orphaned minors due to gender violence In Spain, it rises to seven from 2024 and 439 from 2013.
She is the third woman killed by gender violence in Andalusia in 2024, after the murder of a 49-year-old woman in the Malaga municipality of Pizarra, who was shot by her ex-partner in the middle of the street, was confirmed on March 18. The alleged aggressor left the scene and took her life using the same firearm. The victim had a minor daughter and an adult son and there were no previous complaints of gender violence against the alleged aggressor, but she had been a user of the Andalusian Women’s Institute (IAM) through the network of Municipal Information Centers. to the woman.
Previously, specifically on January 15, the murder of a 56-year-old woman was confirmed in the population center of Torre del Mar, in the Malaga municipality of Vélez-Málaga. The woman, whose body was found in her home, died of asphyxiation, according to the preliminary autopsy report. On the same day, the lifeless body of the man, his partner, who, apparently, had taken his own life and was found hanged, was located. There were no previous complaints nor had the victim been a user of the Andalusian Women’s Institute or the network of Municipal Information Centers. The victim had two adult children.
The Minister of Equality, Ana Redondo García, and the Government delegate against Gender Violence, Carmen Martínez Perza, have once again expressed their most “absolute condemnation and rejection” of this sexist murder and have conveyed all their support to family and friends. of the victim. Both the minister and the delegate have asked for “all efforts from institutions, administrations and society as a whole to arrive on time and avoid more deaths.”
The Ministry of Equality, through the Government Delegation against Gender Violence, has recalled that the telephone number 016, online consultations through email 016-online@igualdad.gob.es, the WhatsApp channel at number 600 000 016 and the online chat, accessible from the guerragenero.igualdad.gob.es website, operate 24 hours a day, every day of the week. At 016 you can request advice on available resources and the rights of victims of all forms of violence against women, as well as legal advice from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day of the week, with assistance in 53 languages ??and a service adapted to possible situations of disability.
On the other hand, he also recalled that in an emergency situation you can call 112 or the emergency telephone numbers of the National Police (091) and the Civil Guard (062). If it is not possible to make a call and in a dangerous situation, you can use the Alertcops application, from which an alert signal will be sent to the police with geolocation. These means of assistance can be activated by the victim and also by any person who knows or suspects a case of gender violence. It is a duty of the entire society.
Andalusia has a telephone number for women, 900 200 999, especially aimed at those who suffer violence and those around them, to whom it offers information and advice. This service is a free and permanent resource of the Andalusian Women’s Institute, available 24 hours a day, every day of the year. It is anonymous and confidential and is attended by a human team made up of personnel from the branches of Psychology, Law and Social Work. In this way, it allows for immediate resolution of doubts and various problems, and also manages the shelter of victims in the network of shelters.
