List of incidents of violence against women in Spain
This is a list of incidents of violence against women in Spain. The Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality publishes statistics on violence against women and counts every death. Also, media in Spain reports every case of violence against women that results in a death.
In the last decade about 700 women have been killed in Spain by their partners or ex-partners.[1] Since 1999, the number of killed women is over 1,000.
2015
As of October 6, 2015, over 35 women have been killed in Spain in cases of violence against women:
- January 12: A man (70) kills his ex partner (70) and her sister (64) in Elche. Later, he commits suicide. Five minutes of silence were observed for the double crime.[2][3][4][5]
- January 17: A woman (69) is killed in Orba, Alicante. Her partner flees to Germany, where he confesses the crime in the airport to police. Silent demonstrations were held in Alicante and Valencia.[6]
- January 21: A man (44) kills his wife (39) and then he commits suicide in Terrassa. They had a 6 years old child. About 200 people meet in front of the city hall to protest against violence against women.[7]
- February 4: A woman is stabbed to death by a man in Arrecife. They met some months ago.[8]
- February 6: A woman is strangled in Ronda. About 30 people protest against the crime.[9]
- February 12: A man (47) stabs to death his partner (38) in Valencia.[10]
- March 9: A man (75) confesses to have killed his wife (76) six months before in San Miguel de Salinas.[11]
- March 10: A woman (43) in killed by her partner in Xàbia.[12]
- March 12: A woman (23) is thrown out a van driven by her husband (24) in Cáceres and dies due to the injuries.[13][14]
- March 29: A man kills his wife (31) in Alhaurín de la Torre and then he commits suicide. About 100 people gather in the city hall square to protest against the crime.[15][16]
- March 30: A man shoots his wife (24) in Lleida and then attempts suicide.[17]
- April 2: A man (34) stabs his wife (29) to death in Vitoria-Gasteiz.[18]
- May 3: A man (50) kills his wife (47) and her boss (57) in Sorbas and Níjar respectively.[19]
See also
References
- ↑ "700 mujeres muertas por violencia de género en la última década" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "El acusado de matar a su exmujer y su excuñada usó una barra de hierro y dejó una nota autoinculpatoria" (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Un hombre mata a su ex pareja y a la hermana de ésta y luego se ahorca en Elche" (in Spanish). Público. 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Un hombre mata a su ex pareja y a la hermana en Elche y se suicida" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "La mujer asesinada en Elx, primera víctima mortal de violencia machista de 2015" (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "El presunto homicida de Alicante asfixió a la mujer 3 días antes de confesar" (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Mata a puñaladas a su mujer y luego se suicida en su piso de Terrassa" (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Mata a una mujer en Lanzarote y lo detienen cuando huía de la isla" (in Spanish). El Diario. 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "La autopsia revela que la turista alojada en Ronda murió estrangulada..." (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Detenido un hombre por matar a su pareja sentimental a cuchilladas" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Hallan el cadáver de una mujer tras confesar su pareja que la mató a bastonazos" (in Spanish). Diario Información. 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Una mujer fallece tras ser golpeada con una sartén por su marido ante sus hijos en Xàbia" (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Fallece una joven cerca de Cáceres tras ser arrojada desde un vehículo" (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Sanidad confirma que la muerte de Tamara Simón fue un crimen de violencia de género" (in Spanish). Hoy. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Hallan muerta a una pareja en un posible caso de violencia machista" (in Spanish). Diario Sur. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ↑ "La autopsia confirma que la muerte en Alhaurín es otro caso de violencia de género" (in Spanish). La Opinión de Málaga. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ↑ "Un hombre mata a su mujer de un tiro en Lleida e intenta suicidarse" (in Spanish). El País. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ↑ "Una mujer muere acuchillada presuntamente por su pareja en Vitoria. Diario de Noticias de Alava" (in Spanish). Noticias de Álava. 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ↑ "Un hombre se entrega a la Guardia Civil tras matar a su mujer y al jefe de ésta en Almería" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
External links
- Violence against women in Ministry of Health website (Spanish)
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