Three sexist murders in less than 24 hours. Police are investigating three crimes committed between Saturday and Sunday, two in Catalonia and one in Madrid, in what was a black weekend for gender violence.
The Mossos d'Esquadra have opened an investigation into the murder of two women in Salou and Sabadell. According to the Catalan police, the first took place on Saturday evening, shortly after 20:15. The officers received a report that an 84-year-old woman was dead with signs of crime in an apartment on Tortosa Street in the city of Tarragona and arrested an 86-year-old man as the alleged perpetrator of a murderous crime.
On the other hand, shortly before 5am, the Catalan police found the lifeless body of a woman who also showed signs of criminality at the entrance of a house on Pajares Street in Sabadell. Police sources have confirmed the arrest of a man this Sunday at 6pm in the same city, who is accused of having committed this crime.
In turn, the National Police are investigating the death of a 29-year-old woman in the early hours of Saturday in the Carabanchel district of Madrid as an alleged case of gender violence, police sources told Europa Press.
Her partner has been arrested as the suspected perpetrator of the murder, which Summa 112 confirmed yesterday around 6am, after the man alerted emergency services and warned that the woman was unconscious and 'not responding to stimuli'.
The government delegation on gender violence has reported that it is collecting information on this alleged murder and has confirmed the age of the victim.
As reported by the Mossos, the Criminal Investigation Department (DIC) of the Camp de Tarragona police region has taken charge of the investigation into the crime in Salou, while officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (DIC) of the Metropolitana Norte police region have been in action. accusation of the Sabadell crime.
Sources from the Sabadell City Council have explained to the Aid to the Church in Need office that the protocol has been activated in these cases and that a minute's silence will be held in memory of the victim, although it is still not known whether it will be this Sunday or Monday.
This Sunday at 12:00, judicial sources indicated that the Investigative Court No. 1 of Sabadell, acting as a guard, has ordered the removal of the woman's body and that the case will be transferred to the Court of Sexist Violence Against Women in Sabadell, where you will continue the corresponding procedures. In the same way, the Investigative Court No. 2 of Tarragona, which is also on guard, will be prevented from the violence against the Women's Court in the capital of Tarragona. Both the magistrates of Sabadell and Tarragona are waiting for the respective police reports.
Arrested for raping his ex-partner
On the other hand, the Mossos d'Esquadra arrested a 42-year-old man on Saturday accused of a crime of assault and domestic violence in Lleida, according to 'El Caso'. The events took place in the early hours of Friday to Saturday, when the man allegedly raped his ex-partner in an apartment in the historic center. He also allegedly threatened and beat the victim. The detainee is expected to appear before a judge this morning.