“The analysis of the most serious cases showed very complex cases The need for specific intervention to ensure more effective protection for victims of gender violence, with measures already in place for this purpose such as the “Zero Protocol” for the protection of victims of sexual violence. … Women who may be exposed to a potential lack of protection and do not file a complaint.
It is one of the keys that appears in a file The central government’s response to the question of the Somar Group in the House of Representatives regarding the sexual crime committed on September 28 on Degla Street in Seville, eastWhere David JV, 21 years old, Colombian, cut the throat of his partner, Katherine Ya, Colombian by origin but of Spanish nationality, After he tried to strangle her in 2024, although the victim did not file a complaint The judicial case for those events has ended, despite their inclusion in the system Fusion Monitoring cases of gender violence.
In detail, the national representative of Somar for Seville in Congress, Engrassia Rivera, had asked the government about the killing of the young woman, Catherine, who was 28 years old and worked as a waitress in a bar in eastern Seville, at the entrance to Building No. 2 on Tigris Street. By her boyfriend Julian David, 21, is currently in jail without bail on charges of murder, injury and invasion of privacyAfter he took advantage of his constitutional right not to testify.
After committing the crime, it became clear that in 2024, the aforementioned man was arrested He actually tried to strangle Catherine in the municipality of El Puerto de Santa María in Cádiz.
Those events that occurred in the city of Cádiz have been the subject of investigation before Court of Violence against Women No. 2 in Seville Since the Andalusian capital is the victim’s place of residence; But the case did not go further when Catherine did not file a complaint in this case. This judicial action was also the reason behind the suspension of the expulsion of Julian David from national territory.
But because of these events, the young woman appeared in the VioGén system to monitor cases of sexual violence, even though after not filing a complaint,Or they had judicial protections.
In light of this, Somar asked Congress about aspects such as the level of risk assigned to Katherine Oh in the Fusion system or the protocols and measures that accompany it. Women who “do not make a formal complaint, but there are clear indications of significant risk.”
The government’s response, postmarked on November 6 and compiled by this newspaper, is long and extends to three pages, explaining that “the risk levels for victims associated with cases with an outcome of this type require a more illustrative than numerical response, because the risk management undertaken by customers of the VioGén system is more complex than it may seem due to multiple factors.”
The most complex cases
Which is that “in some cases, the more complex ones, they can mix management procedures because the abuser can have multiple victims and the victim multiple abusers, which has an impact on assessments.”
“In those cases where the victim is in a state of possible lack of protection and expresses his refusal to report, the Zero Protocol is activated, which considers preventive measures to appropriately collect information and reduce the risk of future attacks. Through the information collected, a police risk assessment will be carried out and, depending on the result, the relevant protection measures will be adopted,” the government details in its response, adding that under Instruction 4/219, “responses to the new reality, such as women not particularly protected (zero protocol), persistent aggressors who commit multiple victims, and the management of resistant or complex cases have been integrated into police protection, thus improving the VioGén system.”
« The new protocol for police assessment and management of the level of risk of gender violence and monitoring of cases through the system VioGén 2 leads to improvements in care and personal protection for victims, so that guidelines and recommendations are provided to protect their emotional and psychological well-being,” the government emphasizes.
«Analysis of the most serious, highly complex cases has shown the need for specific intervention to ensure more effective protection of victims.. For this reason, a clear and detailed perception has been developed, as well as a correct definition of the measures that agents must implement, taking into account that several of these factors can occur simultaneously during the different stages of the situation monitoring process,” the government notes in its response to Somare.
Among these factors, as stated in the government’s response, are the following: Cases of particular importance, “Vulnerable minors, persistent offenders or resistant cases, and especially vulnerable victims.”
“The protocol specifies, through the VioGén 2 system, a A comprehensive operational framework that guides and organizes police work in assessing and managing risks in cases of violence against women“In an effort to improve the effectiveness of intervention, victim protection and coordination between institutions, and to adapt to current challenges in this area,” the government defends, regarding this type of “Complex cases“.