The month began with the horror of gender-based violence hitting hard. East the worst December in yearsto the point that three murders were recorded in 72 hours last week. At this time of the month, they are … five women were murdered by their partner or ex-partner between December 2 and 9. Judicial sources and experts on gender violence fear that this figure will worsen as Christmas progresses.
The coroner Miguel Lorenteuniversity professor specializing in gender violence, highlights certain factors that influence a dark end to a year like this. “The first, the sexismas a permanent and continuous factor. But then there is the seasonal impact: We know that in times of changing family dynamics, serious attacks and homicides occur. This mainly happens in summer and at Christmas,” he explains.
1,341
murdered women
since these crimes began to be recorded in 2003
Lorente adds two others: “The third is the imitation effectwhich is not the case, but it is a reinforcement of the idea they previously had of committing violence. And the fourth is more superficial, but it is the denial of gender violence, which generates a reinforcement of violent behavior in the aggressor.
The Department for Equalities has already launched a plan to strengthen services and interagency coordination before Christmas. But Lorente demands broader protection from institutions that is not limited to complaints alone, that takes into account the imitation effect and that pays attention to moments of separation or divorce as risky situations increase.
If we count since November 22, there have been eight women murdered at the hands of their spouse or ex-spouse. The figure for 2025 stands at 46 deaths. In total, 1,341 since their registration began in 2003. Despite the terrible data, the latest barometers of the Sociological Research Center (CIS), Only 1.1 percent consider gender violence to be one of the main problems in Spain. Even below climate change (3.6 percent).
Judicial sources with expertise in this violence emphasize that a trivialization of gender-based violence is occurring since the denialist parties publish these speeches from institutions, in reference to the leaders of Vox. They emphasize that data from the Observatory against domestic and gender violence of the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) They demonstrate that gender violence is not a fiction and that it is not bidirectional between men and women.
And they explain that of more than 300 homicides and intentional killings that occurred in Spain last year, around 30 percent of the victims were women due to gender-based violence. “No population group is suffering from these figures,” these sources warn.
Seven minors find themselves without their mother
Last Tuesday, Sayuri, A 36-year-old Colombian woman was stabbed by her partner, 46 years old and of the same origin, in her apartment in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat. He had been working in Spain for two years to send money to his three children. There was no criminal record against him. Sayuri died at home from stab wounds.
That same Tuesday, the death of another 50-year-old Spanish woman from Catarroja was confirmed at La Fe hospital in Valencia. She had been in intensive care for three days after being brutally beaten by her partner, who had a history of abusing other women. In both cases, it was the neighbors who alerted the police.
On the 6th, she was murdered Jennifer30 years old, in El Viso del Alcor (Seville) at the hands of his companion, 35 years old, who used a knife and tried to hide the crime by setting the house on fire. When the Civil Guard arrived at the house due to the fire warning, they quickly detected that the victim showed signs of violence. She had an 11-year-old daughter and did not benefit from any protection system. He was listed in the VioGén system for mistreatment of another woman.
On day 3, Rossmery39 years old, was murdered in Torrijos (Toledo) by her partner after leaving the house she shared with him and going to a friend’s house. They had two children in common, aged 3 and 8, present at the time of the crime, and another aged 17. She had already asked for help at the Women’s Center after receiving threats from her partner in recent months.
On the second day the body was found Oriane29 years old and of Argentinian origin, at home in Alicante. Also in the house was the body of her attacker, who hanged himself after stabbing her to death. They were awaiting divorce and still living together. There have been no previous complaints.
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