The Ministry of Equality has confirmed the sexist crime of a 44-year-old woman missing since 2022 in the province of Tarragona. In this way, the number of fatal victims of gender violence rose to 50 that year and to 1,285 since 2003, when these data began to be collected.
The Ministry led by Ana Redondo has condemned this murder of a woman in the province of Tarragona, who had been missing since July 21, 2022. In a statement, it explains that There were no previous complaints of gender violence against the alleged aggressor and that the victim had an adult son.
The minister and the Government delegate against Gender Violence, Carmen Martínez Perza, express their most absolute condemnation and rejection of this sexist crime and they convey all their support to family and friends of the victims. In addition, they ask for all efforts from institutions, administrations and society as a whole to arrive on time and avoid more deaths.
In 2024, the figure remains at 40 women murdered by their partners or ex-partners.
The Ministry of Equality, through the Government Delegation against Gender Violence, remembers that they operate 24 hours a day, every day of the week. telephone 016, the queries on-line through email [email protected], the WhatsApp channel at the number 600 000 016 and the chat, accessible from the guerragenero.igualdad.gob.es website.
At 016 you can request advice on available resources and the rights of victims of all forms of violence against women, as well as legal advice from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. every day of the week, with attention in 53 languages and a service adapted to possible situations of disability.
On the other hand, also remember that in an emergency situation you can call 112 or the emergency telephone numbers of the National Police (091) and the Civil Guard (062). In the event that it is not possible to make a call and in a dangerous situation, you can use the Alercops application, from which an alert signal will be sent to the police with geolocation.
These means of assistance can be activated by the victim and also by anyone who knows or suspects a case of gender violence. It is a duty of the entire society, reminds the Government.
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