Havana/Rachel García González, 27 years old and mother of four girls, was murdered by her partner on September 28 in her home in the municipality of Vertientes, in Camagüey. The crime brings to 51 the femicides counted by 14ymedio in Cuba so far in 2026.
The murder It was confirmed this Wednesday by the Alas Tensas Gender Observatory (OGAT), which places the number of femicides recorded this year at 55. The difference between both counts is due to the different criteria used to classify some murders of women.
García González was a domestic worker and lived in the La Iglesia neighborhood, in the Los Angeles community. According to verifications carried out by Alas Tensas, he died on Sunday morning inside his home and the attacker is in custody.
The platform also specified that the victim’s four daughters, two of them twins, have no filial relationship with the suspect. “Our condolences go to her four young daughters who survive her, unrelated to the alleged aggressor, other family members and close friends, who mourn her premature and avoidable loss,” the observatory said. Cuban authorities have reported on the case.
Vertientes had recently been the scene of another sexist crime. In September 2025, Maidelín Reyes Hernández was murdered by her ex-partner
With the death of García González, Alas Tensas counts as of September 30, 55 femicides in Cuba during 2026, in addition to 27 attempted feminicides and two murders of men in contexts of sexist violence. The organization also has another 12 possible femicides and 11 attempts that occurred this year under investigation.
The murder of García González occurs just three days after the feminicide of Diddiany Barreto Palmero34 years old, committed in Ceballos, Ciego de Ávila. According to information collected by feminist platforms, Barreto was murdered by her ex-partner, who later took his own life.
Vertientes had recently been the scene of another sexist crime. In September 2025, Maidelin Reyes Hernandez She was murdered by her ex-partner, Eliberto Álvarez Abelarde. Relatives of the victim then reported that there was a history of violence and abuse. The Prosecutor’s Office later requested 25 years in prison for the accused.
Independent feminist organizations have been preparing their own records for years in the absence of detailed public statistics on sexist violence in Cuba. Cuban authorities have begun to publish statistics on women murdered for reasons of gender, although they avoid officially using the term feminicide and the data are released late and without a detailed list of the cases.
