After 4 ladies in Spain have been killed by males within the area of simply 24 hours, the nation’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has condemned male violence in opposition to ladies as “macho terrorism.”
The state will do every part potential to place an finish to those crimes, Grande-Marlaska mentioned after an emergency assembly in Madrid on Thursday, noting that every one police departments within the nation have been known as on to step up safety of ladies and kids.
The battle in opposition to home violence has grow to be a critical subject in Spain, and courts have begun passing strict sentences, whereas media protection has remained intensive. Spain additionally has particular prosecution places of work and particular courts coping with violence in opposition to ladies.
On Wednesday, a 52-year-old man close to Toledo killed his 32-year-old spouse, who was 9 months pregnant by one other man, state TV station RTVE reported, citing police.
On the identical day, a person in Madrid stabbed to demise the 20-year-old daughter of his former accomplice, in line with police.
In Bilbao, one other lady was stabbed to demise on Wednesday by her ex-boyfriend. And in Benidorm, a 22-year-old lady fell to her demise from the sixth flooring on Thursday – her boyfriend of the identical age was arrested.
This brings the entire variety of such crimes in December to 10, accoding to newspaper La Vanguardia. There are additionally an additional three suspected femicides.
Last yr, in line with official figures, 44 ladies died within the nation with 47 million inhabitants because of violent assaults by their male companions or ex-partners.
