The Government Delegation in Navarre condemns the new murder by gender violence of a woman in Murcia. This is a 50-year-old woman allegedly murdered by her partner today, December 17. The victim had a minor child. There were previous complaints of gender-based violence against the alleged aggressor.
With the confirmation of this case, the number of women killed by gender violence in Spain in 2024 amounts to 45 and 1,290 since 2003, when these data began to be collected. The number of minors orphaned by gender violence in Spain amounts to 35 in 2024 and 468 since 2013.
On the other hand, the number of underage people killed by gender violence in Spain is 9 in 2024 and 62 since 2013.
The government delegate in Navarre, Alicia Echeverría, wishes to express her absolute condemnation and rejection of this machista murder and transfers all her support to the relatives and friends of the victims. It calls for all efforts from the institutions, administrations and the whole of society to arrive on time and avoid more deaths.
The Ministry of Equality, through the Government Delegation against Gender Violence, has the telephone 016, online consultations through the email 016-online@igualdad.gob.es, the WhatsApp channel on the number 600 000 016 and the online chat, accessible from the web page violence against women igualdad.gob.es, which works 24 hours a day, every day of the week. At 016 you can ask for advice on the resources available and the rights of victims of all forms of violence against women, as well as legal advice from 8 am to 10 pm every day of the week, with care in 53 languages and a service adapted to possible situations of disability.
The means of assistance can be activated by the victim and also by anyone who knows or suspects a case of gender violence. It is a duty of the whole society.