A 79-year-old woman died on Wednesday night in the Murcia district of Torreagüera after being shot by her ex-son-in-law when she was trying to defend her daughter, the ex-partner of the aggressor, a 58-year-old man who was arrested and from whom two weapons were seized. of fire.
The event occurred around 8:25 p.m. in a restaurant that was going to be inaugurated soon on the town’s Calle Mayor. According to several witnesses told to some media outlets, the woman, of Colombian nationality, stood between the shooter and his ex-girlfriend, daughter of the deceased, to defend her, for which the mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, has talked about sexist crime on social network
The Murcia newspaper reports that the victim was shot while defending his daughter and that the attacker had a restraining order against his ex-partner due to previous abuse. The arrested person, who worked in the past as a private security guard, had two pistols seized after the crime.
Two ambulances from 061 went to the scene and the paramedics tried to revive the victim, without success, so they finally withdrew while waiting for the arrival of the judicial authorities and the forensic doctor.
Deeply shocked by what happened tonight in Torreagüera.
We condemn, with all firmness, gender violence that destroys lives and families. We cannot allow this to continue happening.
— José Ballesta (@Ballesta_Murcia)
The first mayor of Murcia has declared himself “deeply shocked by what happened.” We firmly condemn gender violence that destroys lives and families. “We cannot allow this to continue happening,” he added. For his part, the Murcian president, Fernando López Miras, has sent his condolences to the victim’s relatives and condemned the “despicable” act. “Gender violence has no place in our society,” he adds in a message on X.
My condolences to the victim’s family and the strongest condemnation of acts as despicable as this one.
Gender violence has no place in our society.
— Fernando López Miras (@LopezMirasF)
If the sexist nature of the crime is confirmed, it would be the first of its kind in Spain in 2025, after 48 victims in 2024. Since the crime started in 2003, there have been 1,293 women.
Telephone 016 assists victims of sexist violence, their families and those around them 24 hours a day, every day of the year, in 53 different languages. The number is not registered on the telephone bill, but the call must be deleted from the device. You can also contact via email and by WhatsApp at the number 600 000 016. Minors can contact the ANAR Foundation telephone number 900 20 20 10. If it is an emergency situation, you can call 112 or the National Police telephone numbers (091) and the Civil Guard (062). And if you cannot call, you can use the ALERTCOPS application, from which an alert signal is sent to the Police with geolocation.
