The Government Delegation against Gender Violence has confirmed that the murder of a 91-year-old woman in the town of Valle de Guerra, in the municipality of The lagoon (Tenerife)allegedly at the hands of his partner, a 92-year-old man already in custody, is a case of gender violence.
This has been indicated by the Delegation against Gender Violence on its official Twitter account, where it has reported that the victim had no minor sons or daughters and there were no previous complaints of gender violence against the alleged aggressor, which continues today Wednesday in police custody, according to sources consulted by Europa Press.
With the confirmation of this case, in addition to the one that occurred yesterday Tuesday in the province of Córdoba, the number of women murdered by gender violence in Spain rises to 35 in 2023 and 1,219 since 2003. The number of minors orphaned by gender violence in Spain it rises to 39 in 2023 and to 416 since 2013.
