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Minute of silence for the last three women killed for alleged gender violence in Barcelona, Toledo and Seville

10/12/2025

Chaired by the government delegate in Madrid, Francisco Martín Aguirre

  • The number of women killed by violence in the couple or ex-couple in Spain amounts to 45 in 2025 and to 1,340 since 2003.
  • The three victims, aged 36, 39 and 30, leave nine children and there are already 31 orphaned minors in 2025 and 500 since 2013

The workers of the Delegation of the Government of Spain in the Community of Madrid, headed by the delegate, Francisco Martín Aguirre, and the subdelegate, Pilar Trinidad Núñez, have observed a minute of silence to condemn the last three murders for alleged gender violence that took place in Barcelona, Toledo and Seville.

The latest confirmed case is that of a 36-year-old woman, allegedly killed by her partner on Tuesday, December 9, in Barcelona. The victim was the mother of three children, two of them minors, and all residing outside Spain.

The victim of Toledo is a 39-year-old woman, allegedly murdered by her partner on December 3, 2025. There were no previous reports of gender-based violence against the alleged aggressor and he had three minor children.

The victim of Seville is a 30-year-old woman, allegedly murdered by her partner on December 6, 2025. There were no previous complaints of gender-based violence against the alleged aggressor. The victim also had three minor children.

The government delegate has expressed “our full solidarity with those close to us, relatives and loved ones; and our most resolute condemnation of any male chauvinistic behavior and gender violence that bleeds us as a society and causes so much pain. May we be able among all administrations and society as a whole to confront this barbarity.”

With the confirmation of these cases, the number of women killed by gender violence amounts to 45 in 2025 and to 1,340 since 2003, when these data were first collected. In addition, orphaned minors are already 31 in 2025 and 500 since 2013.

The institutional statement has been read by the head of the Coordination Unit against Violence against Women of the Government Delegation, Eva Corrales Melero. In it they have recalled the communication methods that victims have at their disposal, such as the telephone 016, online consultations through the email address 016-online@igualdad.gob.es, the WhatsApp channel in the number 600 000 016 and online chat, accessible from the website violenciagenero.igualdad.gob.es, which operate 24 hours a day, every day of the year.