The victim had no daughters or minor children and there is no record of previous complaints against the alleged aggressor for gender-based violence. The alleged aggressor attempted suicide and is available to the courts. With this confirmation and the confirmation also of the woman killed in Aznalcóllar, Seville, the number of women killed so far this year amounts to thirteen, totaling 1,046 since 2003.
In another tragic day for the fight against sexist violence in this country, the Minister of Equality, Irene Montero and the Government delegate against Gender Violence, Victoria Rosell, once again express their most absolute condemnation and rejection of these sexist murders and They give their full support to the families and friends of the victims. As stressed by the Government Delegate, Victoria Rosell, "the fight against sexist violence is a state policy. A vital priority, literally, and involves all citizens."
Faced with these two new murders, both the Ministry of Equality and the Government Delegation Against Gender ViolenceThey want to reaffirm once again their unwavering will to fight against machismo and against structural inequality to guarantee the rights of all people. Both the Government Delegation against Gender Violence and the Ministry of Equality will not stop until the message "we want to live" is a reality.
The Ministry of Equality, through the Government Delegation against Gender Violence, also wishes to recall the existence of the Telephone Information and Legal Advice Service on Gender Violence, through the abbreviated telephone number 016.
As already announced, the delegate of the Government against Gender Violence, Victoria Rosell, will make an institutional appearance next Thursday, March 5 at 10.30 am at the headquarters of the Ministry of Equality (Calle Alcalá 37) to assess the situation of macho violence in Spain and the policies that are being carried out to combat it.
