Tag: domestic violence
Violent serial abuser kidnapped girlfriend and forced her into prostitution in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A serial abuser has been arrested for kidnapping and forcing his partner to become a prostitute. The 38-year-old man had 69 police files on him,...
Neighbour helped load body into car after hearing ‘cock and bull’ story in Malaga
A MAN who allegedly beat his expat wife to death got a suspicious neighbour to help load her body into his car, claiming he...
Girl,12, stops father from killing her mother by stabbing him several times after row in Alicante Province area of...
A 12-year-old girl stabbed her father in the back after he tried to kill her mother at their Elda home in Alicante Province. Neighbours heard...
Mother of daughters killed by father and dumped at sea off Spain’s Tenerife calls for tougher laws
THE mother of two girls feared murdered by their father who is accused of dumping their bodies at sea off Tenerife has spoken out...
IN COURT FOR DEFENDING MUM: Young man in Spain’s Valencia faces murder trial for defending mother against violent ex-partner
The incident was also witnessed by the man’s seven-year-old daughter, who was also cross-examined by the court, and took place after the mother had called the police and was waiting for them to arrive.
Domestic violence suspect escapes after stabbing wife in Spain’s Castellon
At the time of reporting, it was feared that the suspect could strike again, given his unknown whereabouts.
Woman freed from four-month kidnap by her own husband in Spain’s Valencia
Victims of mistreatment are encouraged to telephone 016, open 24 hours a day with multiple language options and it does not register on the phone bill.
Husband in Spain’s Valencia defends vicious drunken attack on wife by saying women ‘must learn respect’.
A MAN was arrested for domestic violence in Valencia after attacking his wife and partially shoving her out of a window. When Valencia Policia Local...
Memorial for Swedish expat who was kicked to death by husband on Spanish island of Mallorca
A MINUTE’S silence was held outside Palma City Hall to pay tribute to a 52-year old Swedish woman beaten to death by her husband...
Domestic abuse calls increase by more than 40% in Spain during the state of alarm, compared to same period...
CALLS to 016 in Spain have increased by more than 40% during the state of alarm, compared to the same period last year.
Woman in Spain’s Malaga escapes her abusive husband by climbing onto roof of building along with her seven children
A WOMAN in Malaga has escaped her abusive husband by climbing onto the roof of their building along with her seven children.
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...
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.
Woman in critical condition after being savagely beaten by husband in Spain’s Mallorca
The assailant then handed himself into a police patrol on the streets, before going to the Civil Guard headquarters.
VOX candidate for Benidorm mayor booted out after revealing he received two-year sentence for domestic violence last February
VOX'S top candidate for Benidorm mayor has been replaced after it was revealed he received a two-year prison sentence for repeated domestic violence last...
#CUÉNTALO: How women in Spain are showing solidarity with victim of ‘wolf pack’ gang rape
The Spanish #MeToo movement is sweeping social media after last week’s controversial ruling, which cleared five men accused of gang raping an 18-year-old girl during San Fermin festival in 2016
Domestic violence awareness programme for foreign residents launches in Mijas
The campaign aims at raising awareness about domestic violence towards foreign women in Mijas. Non-Spanish residents make up 40% of the town's population
International Women’s Day: Women’s rights in Spain
Up to 40 million women are expected to protest around the world and in Spain
Government launches new measures to combat gender-based violence in Spain
2017 has so far been the worst ever year for gender-based violence in Spain
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
Spaniards unite against domestic violence football chant
Fans support for accused Ruben Castro has caused outrage across the country
Man covered in blood arrested for domestic violence in Mijas
A man in Las Lagunas was arrested for domestic violence after a heated argument spun out of control
Domestic violence on rise in Mijas
The number of women killed by their partner has risen by 46% in three years
Domestic violence remains rife in Spain
Government initiative fails to quell problem as over 700 women have been killed in domestic violence cases in Spain over the past 10 years
Malaga man arrested on suspicion of murdering family
Mother and son asphyxiated in their Malaga family home
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