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16TH - 22ND JULY 2019 - EDITION 796
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ELCHE WOMAN KILLED BY PARTNER A 47-year-old woman was stabbed to death on Saturday morning in the garage of her own home. The murder
took place in Elche when the woman is believed to have been stabbed by her 51 year old partner – from whom she had separated ten days previously. The pair had two children, aged 21 and 17. It is believed that the victim was preparing to go to work at around 7.30am on Saturday when she was set upon with a knife by her partner, who was waiting for her in the garage of the family home. Witnesses claim that the man immediately admitted that he had killed his wife, and that it was he who called emergency services although conflicting reports claim that it was a neighbour who called the police. Paramedics attempted to save the woman but she died at the scene. Officials said that there had been no previous reports of domestic violence and that the couple’s children are now receiving psychological support from the town hall. The Mayor of Elche, Carlos González called for three minutes silence to condemn this latest gender violence murder.
The sub-delegate of the Government in Alicante, Araceli Poblador, revealed that the victim is the fifth woman to be murdered at the hands of her partner or ex partner in the Valencian Community so far this year, and the third in the Alicante province. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez tweeted, “Unbearable. Our society cannot tolerate this #ViolenciaMachista that murders women, destroys families and marks for life to some sons and daughters. DO NOT. We will not stop. #Not one less. My love for the family and
friends of the murdered woman Elche by her partner.” Since official figures began, 1,005 women have been killed by gender violence, 30 so far this year, not counting this weekend’s case, which has not yet been accounted for by the Ministry of Equality. The victim assistance telephone number, 016, is available 24 hours a day in 51 languages. It does not appear on the phone bill, although it must be manually deleted from the phone’s call history.