Tag: domestic abuse
Woman leaps off balcony following argument with boyfriend in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 35-year-old Spaniard has been arrested for domestic abuse after his girlfriend leapt four metres off a balcony in Guardamar.
The Ukrainian woman, 32, was...
Spain has just one police officer for every 60 women at risk of domestic violence
DECEMBER was a black month for domestic violence in Spain, and January has begun in a similarly dark fashion. But despite this apparent crisis,...
Man in Spain’s Tenerife arrested after killing ex-wife and injuring child who was defending her
A 44-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on the Canary Island of Tenerife after allegedly stabbing to death his ex-wife, who was 44. One of...
Man arrested in Spain’s Benidorm after partner plunges to death from sixth-floor window
THE NATIONAL Police have detained a 22-year-old man in Benidorm after his partner fell to her death on Thursday from the window of a...
Series of domestic violence killings set to turn December into one of the worst months on record in Spain
A SERIES of domestic violence murders of women in Spain has turned December into the month with the highest number of such deaths this...
Man in Madrid detained for homicide after leaving wife to die on floor after a fall
OFFICERS from Spain’s National Police force have arrested a man in Madrid after he allegedly left his wife to die on the floor of...
Spanish councils in Campo de Gibraltar area given cash to help male violence victims after gruesome Sevilla stabbing
LOCAL councils will get an €85,600 boost to fight violence against women in the Bay of Gibraltar, the Cadiz provincial government said in a...
Naked woman chased by knife-wielding husband down Valencia street in Spain
A man, 30, chased his naked wife into a Valencia area street and threatened to kill her with a knife.
A neighbour in the undisclosed...
Jealous paranoid boyfriend jailed for 32 years after brutally abusing and torturing woman in Spain’s Valencia region
A man has been jailed for 32 years after putting his girlfriend through three months of extreme abuse at their home in Castellon in...
Domestic abuse victim uses hand signal to show police in Spain that husband had assaulted her
GUARDIA Civil officers have arrested a man after his wife gave them a hand signal that she was a victim of domestic abuse.
The couple,...
Police rescue unconscious semi-naked Costa Blanca woman who had a curtain tied around her neck at her home in...
A man, 50, has been arrested after police found his partner with a curtain wrapped around her neck at an Alicante property.
The Policia Nacional...
Pregnant and abused woman throws a note off her apartment balcony calling for help on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A pregnant woman made a desperate plea for help after suffering at the hands of her abusive husband at their Elche apartment.
She had been...
CONTROL FREAK in Spain’s Murcia area can’t see his wife after abusing her over a short skirt
A court has barred a man from seeing his wife after he mistreated her for wearing a skirt that was too short for his...
Alleged murder of 44-year-old woman by her boyfriend in Andalucia’s La Linea classified as gender-based
By Shay Conaghan
THE alleged murder of a 44-year-old woman at the hands of her boyfriend in La Linea de la Concepcion (Cadiz) has been...
Domestic abuse calls increase by nearly 20% in Spain during the period of lockdown compared to last year
DOMESTIC abuse calls have increased dramatically during the lockdown, compared to the same period last year.
While crime decreases, professor talks of Spain’s lock-down enhancing psychopathic tendencies and domestic criminality
DESPITE urban and rural crimes being fewer in number due to lock-down restrictions, domestic crime is the main concern for Murcia University’s, Álvaro Pintado.
The...
ISLAND SHAME: Balearic Islands have highest domestic abuse rate in Spain
55 women have been murdered by their partner across Spain so far in 2019
Domestic abuse victims in Spain take TEN years to seek help says government report
Middle-aged women are most likely to be killed by their partner and likewise middle-aged men are most likely to kill a partner
More women in Spain’s Andalucia seeking domestic abuse support this year
The surge in women accessing domestic abuse support services was mainly driven by those making use of emergency services.
Groundbreaking study by Spanish scientists uncovers why wife beaters abuse their partners
Scientists at the University of Granada studied the brains of 20 violent men
EXCLUSIVE: British mother ordered to live near abusive ex-boyfriend in Granada
The mother is making a desperate plea to stop her repatriation
Youngster convicted for killing mum with dumbbell and electric cable
Antonio Llompart Perun faces 20 years in jail after brutally murdering his mother
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