SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, July 30 (EUROPA PRESS) –
Agents of the National Police have arrested a man, about whom no further information is known, who yesterday allegedly murdered his ex-partner in the middle of the street in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, according to sources from the National Police Corps.
The events occurred shortly before three in the afternoon, when the 1-1-2 operating room received an alert informing that a 34-year-old woman had been stabbed in the doorway of a building on Alfaro street and she was seriously injured.
A medicalized ambulance and another basic life support ambulance from the Canary Emergency Service (SUC) immediately attended the scene, as well as a doctor and a nurse from the Doctor Guigou Health Center, which is located a few meters from the scene.
The SUC staff, in collaboration with the doctor and the nurse, verified that the affected woman had several serious stab wounds, so after stabilizing her, they evacuated her by ambulance to the Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, where she finally died.
Agents from the Local Police also appeared at the scene of the incident, who collaborated with the intervening resources, as well as members of the National Police, who took charge of the investigation of the events.
Thanks to the information provided by several witnesses to the events, the alleged murderer fled the scene in a vehicle that was located in the Chamberí neighborhood. Apparently, the man had taken refuge in his home, where he was arrested.
The Government Delegation against Gender Violence is collecting data on the murder of this woman for alleged gender violence. If confirmed, the number of women killed by gender violence would rise to 26 in 2022 and 1,156 since 2003, according to government data.
The Minister of Equality, Irene Montero, pointed out in a message posted on Twitter that “everyone can do something against gender violence” and has asked that “the commitment of institutions and society” against gender violence “must be absolute.”
Both the Santa Cruz and La Laguna City Councils have convened a minute of silence today, Saturday, to show their rejection of what, according to all indications, may be a new case of sexist murder that occurred on this occasion in the heart of the city. capital of Tenerife
The rallies will take place at 10:00 am at the gates of the Santa Cruz Town Hall and at 12:00 noon at the gates of the La Laguna Town Hall, in the Plaza del Adelantado.
From the strongest condemnation, all the members of the Santa Cruz City Council have joined the pain of their family and friends, in the conviction that this social scourge that hits the entire chicharrera society again can only be eradicated with the firm will of all in the fight for equality, freedom and respect for democracy.
From the Department of Equality of the City Council of La Laguna, directed by Idaira Afonso, citizens are encouraged to take part in this concentration, as a sign of the rejection of La Laguna society to any type of violence against women.
