The Government Delegation in Castilla-La Mancha shows its condemnation for the latest machista murder confirmed in the province of Toledo

• With this murder, the number of women murdered in 2026 by their partners or ex-partners rises to 17
• This is the first case in Castilla-La Mancha in 2026

Toledo.- The Government Delegation in Castilla-La Mancha has shown its condemnation for the latest machista murder confirmed in the province of Toledo. The government delegate, José Pablo Sabrido, has roundly condemned this latest murder, showing his rejection and conveying his deepest condolences to the victim’s family and friends.

The victim is Alejandra Maryvin, a 43-year-old woman murdered on April 23 in Seseña (Toledo). With this case, the number of women murdered by their partners or ex-partners in Spain amounts to 17 in 2026. Since 2003, when the collection of official data began, 1,358 women have already been murdered due to gender violence. Since 2013, 68 boys and girls have been killed for gender-based violence against their mother and 515 have been orphaned as a result of this violence.

In addition to the Government delegate, the event was attended by representatives of the Government Delegation ' s Unit for Coordination against Violence against Women; representatives of the State Security Forces and Corps; members of other public administrations; and workers of the Delegation.

Statements by the delegate

José Pablo Sabrido has listened to the media after the minute of silence for the first mortal victim of male violence in Castilla-La Mancha, showing his condolences to family and friends.

In this regard, he stressed that it does not matter that it is the first in the region, “this reality does not pale what is the real news, and that is that 17 women have died so far this year, 1,358 since 2003”.

“It is a real catastrophe, a real attack on the freedom and dignity of women,” Sabrido said. Along with this, the delegate has asked for unity of discourse to condemn male violence, and not “sweeten under any other concept”: “They are male murders, it is not domestic violence. It is a violence that we all have an obligation to denounce,” appealing to society “not to whitewash it under any circumstances.”

Institutional declaration

In application of the protocol approved by the Ministry of Equality and the Ministry of Territorial Policy when a machista murder occurs, an institutional statement has been disseminated in which it is stressed that, as a democratic society, “we cannot tolerate any type of violence against women because they are women”.

Male violence “is a structural violence, based on sexist discrimination, inequality and imbalance in power relations between women and men. Violence against women and girls violates their fundamental rights to life, liberty, physical and moral integrity, equality and dignity.”

Likewise, the commitment of the institutions is reaffirmed in the face of the negationist approaches of male violence and an appeal is made to all administrations and society as a whole to maintain this struggle from unity and firmness, moving towards a more just, egalitarian and violence-free society against women.

Resources of Assistance

The Ministry of Equality, through the Government Delegation against Gender Violence, recalls that telephone 016, online consultations through email 016-online@igualdad.gob.es, the WhatsApp channel on the number 600 000 016 and the online chat available on the web violenciagenero.igualdad.gob.es, operate 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

The 016 provides advice on available remedies and the rights of victims of all forms of violence against women, as well as legal advice from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., every day of the week, with care in 53 languages and a service adapted to possible situations of disability.

In case of emergency, you can call 112 or the telephone numbers of the National Police (091) and the Civil Guard (062). If it is not possible to make a call, in a situation of danger the ALERTCOPS application can be used, which sends an alert signal with geolocation to the State Security Forces and Bodies.

These means can be activated by the victim and also by anyone who knows or suspects of a case of gender violence, since the eradication of this violence is a collective responsibility.