Equality confirms the murder of a 39-year-old woman in Cornellà as a sexist crime

The Ministry of Equality has confirmed this Monday as a sexist crime the murder of a 39-year-old woman this weekend in Cornellà (Barcelona), which brings to 22 the number of women murdered this year at the hands of their partners or ex-partners, 1,206 since 2003.

The victim is a woman of Honduran nationality who was murdered early Sunday morning in her apartment by stab wounds allegedly inflicted on her by her partner, a 34-year-old man also from Honduras, who was arrested in the house, where their son was. , 2 years. This minor increases the number of orphans due to gender violence to 23 so far this year.

When the agents and members of the Emergency Medical System (SEM) arrived at the house, they found the woman still alive, but she ended up dying despite attempts to revive her, according to police sources..

The alleged attacker has no criminal record, as confirmed by the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC), nor were there any previous complaints from the victim for ill-treatment, as explained by the mayor of the town, Antonio Balmón.

016 attends to all victims of sexist violence 24 hours a day and in 52 different languages, as well as the email [email protected]; Attention is also provided through WhatsApp through the number 600000016, and minors can contact the ANAR Foundation 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 you cannot call, you can use the ALERTCOPS application, from which an alert signal to the Police with geolocation.