The Mahdi is the name in the Arabic language given to the envoy of Allah charged with completing the work of the Prophet Muhammad. That's what it's called man who was arrested on saturday as alleged author of the death of his ex-wifeAmmal, and her two sonsa boy of 7 and a girl of 5, in Las Pedroñeras (Beaks).
The arrest coincided this morning with the discovery of human remains with stab wounds and “in a coffin”, according to some sources, in a house on Sepulcro Street. Bodies that would be “compatible” with those of that woman and her two children, the government delegation in Castilla-La Mancha reported. This Moroccan family lived in an attached house and he, a worker at the local slaughterhouse, spent the night in a park, although he was arrested in the building where the bodies were located..
The disappearance of Ammal and her children was reported by a relative on Friday because the mother had not gone to work and nothing was known about the children. The Civil Guard began searching for her and called for help from local police, until some human remains were found this morning. found on the street leading to the vault of the Holy Sepulchre.
Sources from the government delegation in Castile-La Mancha have confirmed that it has been stopped the ex-husband as the main suspect for these events took place in this municipality of La Mancha with more than 6,500 inhabitants, known as the world capital of garlic. According to other sources, El Madhi had been sentenced to prison and the deadline to enter prison voluntarily had already passed. “This could have been the trigger,” they say in the city.
'She was loving and cheerful' says a neighbor who knew her. According to other sources, El Madhi and Ammal had been separated for a few months because of gender violence. She and her children continued to live in the parental home, while he lived “wherever he could find,” they say.
Before they broke up, they had several episodes of aggression, “but she never wanted to report it.” Until the last time he took the step and reported his partner. Sources consulted by ABC say the mother was part of the program for victims of gender violence and had a restraining order against him. “The man had not starred in any episodes since,” they claim. In fact, he had asked security forces and authorities to go with him on several occasions to pick up clothes from the family home.
But he had problems with alcohol and his police record contained crimes related to it. He had lived in the city for more than fifteen years, where he “behaved well with the Spanish but badly with the North Africans; 'I had a fight because he was drinking.'
Last night, El Madhi slept 'peacefully' in the city park on Juan Carlos I Avenue. has carried out work for the benefit of the community due to a judicial conviction and I was in charge of sweeping this green area. He had the key to the room where the tools are kept and spent the night there.
Official sources confirmed hours later that this was a new case of sexist violence. In fact the Minister of Equality, Ana Redondohas convened a crisis committee for Tuesday on the occasion of the sexist murders that have taken place in recent hours.
“It is a terrible day, a very difficult day for Spanish society in general,” he said, after reporting that he had heard of the “sexist murders of a 20-year-old woman in Granada, another in Malaga, 76, and one in Cuenca». “A black, very sad, very heavy day to reflect and move forward with all the means and mechanisms that this society and institutions have at their disposal to eradicate this enormous problem,” he added.
Redondo explained that the three cases are still under investigation and that the Special Representative Against Gender Violence is “very aware” of this entire investigation.
In addition, The government of Castile-La Mancha will appear as a popular action in the criminal proceedings that are being followedOfficial sources told ABC that the woman had been included in the Comprehensive Monitoring System for Cases of Gender Violence (VioGén system) and had been given protection orders.
the same Castilian-Manchego President Emiliano García-Pagehas deplored and condemned this “new sexist murder”. In a message published on social network X, he expressed his “pain and anger” for this crime, which he described as “very cruel”.
“Deeply disturbed” by these events, the Government Delegate in Castilla-La Mancha, Milagros Tolónwho in another message via the social network
A death, that of Ammal and her two children, that would be added to those of the sixteen women murdered in Spain in 2024 and which would be the second of the year in Castile-La Mancha, according to data from the Equality Department of this autonomous community. The owner, Sara Simón, has conveyed her “love and affection to a family broken by an event of such cruelty.”
To date and pending confirmations, a total of Since 2003, 58 women have been murdered in Castile-La Mancha and four minors since 2013. In turn, there are 32 minors orphaned as a result of sexist violence. Figures that, apart from family dramas, should embarrass and give food for thought to the entire society.