• With this murder, the number of women murdered in 2026 by their partners or ex-partners rises to 19

Toledo.- The Government Delegation in Castilla-La Mancha has shown its condemnation for the latest machista murder confirmed in the provinces of Madrid.

The victim is Karen Giovanna, 21 years old and a neighbor of the province of Madrid. With these cases, the number of women murdered by their partners or ex-partners in Spain amounts to 19 in 2026. Since 2003, when the collection of official data began, 1,360 women have already been killed for gender-based violence.

In addition to the government delegate, the subdelegate of the province of Albacete, Miguel Juan Espinosa, the subdelegate in the province of Ciudad Real, David Broceño, the subdelegate in the province of Cuenca, María Luz Fernández, the subdelegate in the province of Guadalajara, Susana Cabellos, the subdelegate in the province of Toledo, Carlos Ángel Devia, responsible for the Coordination Unit against Violence on Women of the Government Delegation; representatives of the State Security Forces and Bodies; and members of other government workers.

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.