6 4 Y e a r O l d B r i t i s h W o m a n Murdered on Orihuela Costa

A64-year-old British woman has been murdered during the early hours of Sunday morning in Orihuela Costa, in a case that has its origin in sexist violence. The alleged perpetrator, her husband, has been hospitalised for injuries, which are thought to have occurred prior to his arrest.

The events unfolded at 03:50 on Sunday morning, when a neighbour called the Civil Guard. On attending the incident at the home of the British couple, thought to be in the La Florida area of Orihuela Costa, the officers found the lifeless body of the woman, who appeared to have died from stab wounds. On arriving at the scene, they arrested a 69-year-old man who was trying to flee the home. He is now in hospital for what appears to be a stab wound to the abdomen.

The man has previously appeared in the Viogen database, a government system for the monitoring of cases of gender-based violence, for an assault that took place in 2019. It was opened by the Civil Guard but then became inactive the following year due to the failure of the victim to lodge a formal complaint.

The delegate of the Government in the Valencian Community, Pilar BernabÈ, explained that, at that time, no judicial measures were launched, so the case became inactive in 2020.

It is understood that the couple have resided in Spain since 2017.

Public toilets being installed on Torrevieja promenades

Torrevieja has opened a contract for the installation of public toilets in the centre of the city. The planned investment exceeds 319,000 euros, and was announced by the secretary of the local government board Federico Alarcón.

The facilities will be located on the Vista Alegre promenade, the Waldo Calero plaza, on the Juan Aparicio promenade by the Arturo Gómez plaza, in the Doña Perfecta park and the Encarnación Puchol de La Mata plaza.

Demands for toilets were originally made during the first term of mayor Eduardo Dolón, who announced the investment in 2014 but failed to act on it.

In the same government meeting, the tender for the drafting of a contract for the remodelling of the Plaza de la Constitución was also announced, although no details were given as to it’s appearance.

The Civil Guard is currently gathering information about this murder, which points to it being a case of sexist violence, according to BernabÈ. If confirmed, the number of women murdered in similar circumstances would rise to 11 in 2023 and 1,195 since 2003.

Salinas de Torrevieja Webcam unveiled

A new webcam in the Salinas de Torrevieja can be watched live through their YouTube channel with views of the wonderful environment alongside the pink lagoon and the impressive mountains of salt. Panoramic views of the sunset and sunrise will be made, amongst others, including flamingos and different birds that inhabit the park. New webcam:https://youtube.com/live/8I_kNcHclgk

More live webcams at:www.webcams.eltiempoentorrevieja.es