The police arrested a 34-year-old man yesterday as a alleged perpetrator of the couple’s deatha 51-year-old woman who was located lifeless on the Comella road. In a statement, the body explained that the man presented himself during the afternoon at the central office and he stated that he had stabbed him. The investigation, which is judicialized, will have to clarify the circumstances of the crime. The alleged perpetrator of the murder has criminal records for other crimes.
The search began at noon, following a call made from the suspect’s mobile phone in whichhe claimed to have seen a woman with a bloody wound. The agents deployed an operation to locate both the man and the couple, with cash from public safety, technical intervention and aerial mediaand the collaboration of firefighters and the flags. Faced with the possibility that the woman had fallen down an embankment, the area was also searched. Later, the man would have gone voluntarily to the police and would have admitted the facts. The road had to be closed during the intervention carried out by the emergency services and the judicial entourage while the police collected and analyzed the evidence.
The Andorran Women’s Association he condemned the events and expressed his condolences to the family. “Every murdered woman is a defeat” for those who work against gender-based violence, said the organization, which considers prevention and care protocols to be essential, but insufficient, and reminded women who suffer violence that they are not alone. Feminist Action also condemned the claimant murder respect for the victim and his privacy. The entity pointed out that “when a woman dies at the hands of her partner, it is not an event or an inexplicable tragedy: it is a feminicide, the most extreme form of male violence. Calling him that is a way of doing justice to his memory.” Also, the P.S he claimed mobilize all the necessary resources, strengthen prevention and guarantee the protection of womenbeyond public condemnation. On the other hand, the Secretary of State Mariona Cadena conveyed condolences and support to the victim’s family and friends, and also rejected any form of violence against women. The Government and the General Council have called a minute of silence, open to the public, as a show of condolence and commitment against gender violence today at one o’clock in the afternoon at Place Lídia Armengol.
