Although at first it emerged as a possible trigger for sexist crime, the sources consulted explain that It is a lie that the individual suffered some type of terminal illness and that this would lead him to end the life of his partner. It is known that he could be a hypochondriac person, but that he only had pathologies associated with his age.
In any case, said health circumstance cannot be considered any justification to perpetrate a crime of these characteristics, as explained by some sources consulted.
the male, identified as Angel Martinez, is the one that appeared in the mailbox of the house where the events occurred. Clotilde Rodríguez, 82, died after receiving several stab wounds. Both of them they were natives of Vigo. After killing his wife, the octogenarian made several stab cuts, with the intention of taking his own life or, at least, simulating it. For this reason he was admitted to a hospital.
Security officials have spoken with people close to the couple, who allegedly admitted that Clotilde suffered physical and psychological abuse with relative frequency. In the area where the murder occurred, several citizens explained that Ángel “lost his mind” on some occasions.
The alleged perpetrator was discharged from the hospital to which he was transferred after the fatal attack. And shortly after, agents of the National Police read him his rights and officially informed him that he was being detained for the crime of homicide.
The woman barely left the house
The couple spent long vacation periods in Los Cristianos. Concretely, They lived these weeks in an apartment in the Pepita building, at number 37 on Avenida de Los Playeros. This pedestrian street is located in the heart of Los Cristianos, very close to the church square of Nuestra Señora del Carmen.
According to neighbors and people in the area, Clotilde barely left the house due to unknown circumstances. And some people who work on Avenida de Los Playeros only remember her leaning out of the balcony of her apartment.
On the morning of this Thursday, the autopsy is performed on the octogenarian at the Institute of Legal Medicine of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, where the real cause of death will be determined, as well as whether the victim suffered cruelty on the part of the man or not.
The investigation of this matter, as is usual in these cases, has been assumed by the Women’s Family Unit (UFAM) of the Judicial Police Brigade of the National Police of the South Tenerife Police Station.
