- The victims of Castellón are a 48-year-old woman and her daughter, a minor, murdered on the 17th.
- In the case of Madrid, a 36-year-old woman was murdered on February 18.
In the province of Castellón, a woman and her youngest daughter were allegedly murdered by her ex-husband and father, respectively, on February 17. And in Madrid, on the 18th, another woman was allegedly murdered by her ex-partner. In both cases, there were prior complaints of gender-based violence against the alleged aggressors.
With the confirmation of these cases, the number of women killed by gender violence amounts to 9 in 2026 and 1,352 since 2003, when these data began to be collected. The number of minors orphaned by gender violence in Spain would rise to 6 in 2026 and to 510 since 2013. The number of underage people killed by gender violence in Spain would rise to 1 in 2026 and 66 since 2013.
The event was joined by the Superior Chief of Police of Madrid, Javier Galván, and the general of the first area of the Civil Guard, General Fernando Mora. In the institutional statement, which on this occasion has been read by Mario Montero, worker of the Technical Cabinet of the Delegation, the methods of communication that victims have at their disposal have been recalled, such as 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.