Tag: gender violence
Man arrested in Madrid after allegedly murdering 25-year-old ex-wife and their five-year-old daughter
POLICE in Madrid have arrested a 26-year-old man after he allegedly stabbed to death both his 25-year-old ex-wife and their five-year-old daughter. The shocking...
Spain’s 2023 domestic violence deaths reach 37, as faked traffic accident confirmed as murder
THE NUMBER of women who have died at the hands of their partners or ex-partners this year in Spain now stands at 37, after...
Man arrested after allegedly beating up girlfriend and leaving her unconscious on Marbella beach
LOCAL POLICE in Marbella have arrested a 32-year-old man after he allegedly beat up his girlfriend and left her semiconscious on a beach. He...
Nine women were murdered by their partners or ex partners in Spain in July
A TOTAL of nine women have been murdered by their partners or ex partners in Spain in July.
The last two women, killed by their...
Warning over spike in domestic violence cases in Spain this summer as government calls on public to show ‘zero...
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THE SPANISH government’s delegate against domestic violence, Victoria Rosell, on Tuesday called on the public to be alert...
Madrid man faces 18 months in jail after killing partner’s dog in order to ‘do her harm’
A MADRID man is facing an 18-month jail term after he killed his partner’s dog in order to ‘do her harm’. He is being...
Man arrested in Spain’s Malaga after allegedly killing his ex-partner
A MAN has been arrested in Malaga province after the violent death of a 54-year-old woman. The suspect is thought to have been in,...
Man arrested in Spain’s Logroño after allegedly killing wife and trying to throw three children into river
A MAN was arrested this weekend in the city of Logroño after allegedly stabbing his wife to death and then trying to drown his...
As general elections approach, conservative Popular Party struggles with uneasy bedfellow Vox
THE LATEST POLLS ahead of the July 23 snap election in Spain suggest that the conservative Popular Party (PP) and far-right Vox party will...
Body of a woman who disappeared almost 10 years ago found in Spain’s Torremolinos
THE body of a woman who disappeared almost 10 years ago in Torremolinos was found yesterday (Tuesday June 7) at the flat where she...
Domestic violence cases in Spain rise for eighth year, to a total of 32,644
THE NUMBER of domestic violence victims has risen in Spain for the eighth year in a row, according to the latest data from the...
Alicante man accused of stalking his ex-partner changes sex to be tried as a female
A man accused of stalking his ex partner in Alicante has undergone a sex change under the new regulation known as ‘Trans Law’.
The alleged...
Woman refuses to move in with ex-boyfriend and is killed by him in Spain’s Andalucia
THE GUARDIA CIVIL has arrested a 30-year-old man in Huelva province after he stabbed his former girlfriend to death after she refused to live...
British woman, 64, murdered in Spain’s Orihuela in possible domestic violence case
A 64-year-old British woman was murdered in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Alicante municipality of Orihuela. Early reports on Sunday suggested...
Protests break out after Spain’s latest gender-based violence saw a woman allegedly killed by her husband in La Linea...
Protestors gathered today to express their disgust over the latest case of gender-based violence to rock Spain with the murder of a woman in...
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 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...
Street signs decrying gender violence erected across Costa Blanca town in Spain
VILLAJOYOSA has become the latest Valencian municipality to put up street signs decrying gender violence.
The town has installed eight signs as part of a...
Murcia has highest percentage of reported domestic violence cases of any region in Spain
MURCIA has the highest percentage of reported domestic violence cases of any Spanish region according to figures released by the General Council of the...
HORROR: Man confesses to killing his partner and hiding her corpse under cement in Spain’s Malaga
THE body of a woman who disappeared in March has finally been found buried under cement in a Malaga industrial estate.
The horrifying discovery came...
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...
Gender violence control bracelets in Andalucia make up 38% of Spain’s national total
WRISTBANDS for Gender Violence in Andalucia stands at 38% of the national total.
The statistical report prepared by the Coordination Unit against Gender Violence of...
Over a third of sex offenders controlled by ankle and wrist bracelets live in Spain’s Andalucia
ALMOST 40% of gender violence control bracelets are in Andalucia, a government report reveals.
According to the latest statistical report prepared by the Coordination Unit...
Man stabs wife to death in front of young children just weeks after protection order expired in Spain’s Castilla-La...
A man stabbed his wife to death in front of their three young children on Monday in Cuenca Province, Spain.
The attacker, 38, went to...
Malaga province tops list for gender violence within Spain’s Andalucia
THE province of Malaga has recorded the highest incidence of gender violence reports across the region of Andalucia, new data reveals.
During 2021, police within...
Knife-wielding father kills son, 11, just two days after youngster’s birthday in Spain’s Valencia area
AN 11-year-boy died after his father stabbed him with a kitchen knife at his Sueca home on Sunday.
The young victim, named as Jordi, had...
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