An 81-year-old woman was murdered last night in Ávila and her husband, who would have tried to hang himself, has been arrested by the National Police as the alleged perpetrator of this violent death, sources from the investigation have informed Efe.
The event occurred around 11:40 p.m. on the night of this past Tuesday when a relative called the emergency services of 1-1-2 in which they warned that a 79-year-old man had attempted to take his own life. hanging himself
When the health services and the National Police arrived at the house at number 5 Francisco de Nebreda street, they found, in addition to the man, his wife unconscious, for which they tried to revive her, although she eventually died.
The Government Delegation against Gender Violence has confirmed on Tuesday the macho nature of the murder. The number of women murdered at the hands of their partners or ex-partners so far this year would rise to 13 and 1,197 since 2003, and it would be the second case in Castilla y León. In addition, there are two other cases under investigation.
protest rallies
Around 250 people have gathered tonight in the Plaza del Mercado Chico in Ávila to show their revulsion and condemnation of the murder.
The mayor of the city, Jesús Manuel Sánchez Cabrera, accompanied by several members of the municipal corporation, provincial deputies, agents of the National and Local Police, Firefighters and Civil Protection, led this rally with a banner that read “Ávila against gender violence” and in which five minutes of silence have been observed.
In addition to the concentration that has taken place in the Plaza del Mercado Chico, convened by the Ávila City Council, the Government delegate has convened a minute of silence in the nine sub-delegations of Castilla y León, as a sign of rejection of this new sexist crime. The Parliament of Castilla y León, which is holding a plenary session, will also hold a minute's silence tomorrow.
Telephone 016 attends to all victims of sexist violence 24 hours a day and in 52 different languages, as does the email 016-online@igualdad.gob.es. Attention is also provided through WhatsApp through the number 600000016, and minors can contact the Fundación ANAR telephone number 900 20 20 10.
In an emergency situation, you can call 112 or the National Police (091) and Civil Guard (062) phones, and if it is impossible to make a call, you can use the ALERTCOPS application, from the an alert signal is sent to the Police with geolocation.