The Guardia Civil is investigating what was committed on Saturday in a chalet in Alpedrete (Madrid) as a sexist murder. According to investigation sources, the attacker, a 60-year-old man, stabbed his partner of the same age to death with 50 stab wounds and then committed suicide. The government delegation against gender violence also described the case on Sunday as an alleged sexist murder via social networks.
The couple’s son found the bodies, calling the emergency services of the Community of Madrid. The autopsy revealed that the woman was brutally stabbed and that the man, who had consumed alcohol and drugs, died after her. There were no previous complaints, nor were they present in the VioGén system, the same sources indicated.
The call alerting about the incident occurred around 12pm on Saturday. The medical team that responded to the scene could only confirm the death.
If the case is confirmed, the number of women killed this year by their partners or ex-partners will rise to 37. Since official statistics began in 2003, there have been 1,331 women.
The 016 telephone line assists victims of sexist violence, their families and those around them 24 hours a day, every day of the year, in 53 different languages. The number is not recorded on the phone bill, but the call must be canceled from the device. You can also contact via email 016-online@igualdad.gob.es and via WhatsApp on 600 000 016. Minors can contact the ANAR Foundation telephone number 900 20 20 10. In case of emergency it is possible to call 112 or the telephone numbers of the State Police (091) and the Civil Guard (062). And if you can’t call you can use the ALERTCOPS application, from which an alert signal is sent to the Police with geolocation.
