In view of this series, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska condemned male violence against women as “macho terrorism” on Thursday. The state will do everything to end these crimes, said Grande-Marlaska after a crisis meeting in Madrid. All police departments in the country have been called on to increase the protection of women and children.
In Spain, the fight against domestic violence is taken very seriously. The courts judge severely and the media report extensively. In Spain there are also special prosecutor’s offices and special courts for this crime.
On Wednesday, near Toledo, a 52-year-old killed his 32-year-old wife, who was nine months pregnant by another man, state TV broadcaster RTVE reported, citing the police. Also on Wednesday, according to police in Madrid, a man stabbed the 20-year-old daughter of his former partner. Another woman was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend in Bilbao. And in Benidorm on Thursday, a 22-year-old fell from the sixth floor to her death – her boyfriend of the same age was arrested.
The newspaper “La Vanguardia” reported that the number of these crimes rose to a total of ten in December. In three other cases there is a corresponding suspicion.
According to official figures, 44 women died last year as a result of violent attacks by their male partners or ex-partners in the country with 47 million inhabitants. In December there were nine women who died violently. In the corresponding statistics, which have been kept in Spain since 2003, a total of 1,180 cases have already been recorded.
Grande-Marlaska said the increase in “horrific” crimes in December must be a “wake-up call”. He urged people to report any suspicion of gender-based violence. Police officers across the country have been instructed to “step up” their vigilance. Partner violence is “not a private problem” but a “social tragedy that we as a society have to face,” he told journalists. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wrote on Twitter that Spain had suffered a “terrible” setback in the fight against gender-based violence this month.
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