4 of 49 women murdered in 2023 had active restraining orders

Thus, of the 49 women who were murdered, protective measures were taken in only 6 cases, and in 2 cases these measures were not yet in effect at the time of the murders because their validity period had expired. According to the Department of Equality, in four cases where the victim had an active restraining order, One of them was broken with the woman’s consent.

In another, she objected, and in two others, it didn’t come up.

Regardless, the data shows that there is an underreporting problem, as nearly 80% of women murdered as a result of gender-based violence this year did not report their attackers, with 39 of the 49 fatal victims reporting, compared with 20.4% ( A total of 10 of the 49 people had made one or more previous complaints.

In terms of victim profile, more than 60% of women murdered so far in 2023 were aged between 31 and 50 (30 out of 49); 24.4% were aged 51 and over; 14.2% were 30 Under 10 years old. Additionally, one of the victims was a minor. By country of birth, the majority (29 out of 49) were Spanish, and according to the type of relationship with the invaders, 33 of them lived with the invaders.

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Through autonomous communities, Andalusia is the region with the highest death toll A total of 16 women have been murdered as a result of gender-based violence so far this year; followed by Catalonia with nine; Valencian community with five; Madrid community with four; Angola and the Canary Islands have three each.

Meanwhile, communities with fewer deaths from sexist violence are: Galicia and the Basque Country, with two victims; Aragon, Castilla-La Mancha, Murcia, Nava A woman was murdered in each of La Rioja and La Rioja.

As of 2023, a total of 49 women have been murdered by their partners or ex-partners, This number is equal to the total number of deaths in 2022 and 2021. In addition, as of September 25, two cases are still under investigation.

The last confirmed case is a 35-year-old woman, allegedly murdered by her ex-partner on 24 September in Villaverde (Madrid). The victim, who has a minor daughter and son, had previously made complaints of gender-based violence against the alleged perpetrator, according to the Department of Equality.

With the confirmation of the case, the number of women killed as a result of gender-based violence in Spain has risen to 1,233 since data collection began in 2003. Likewise, the number of orphans due to gender-based violence in Spain will reach 48 by 2023, up from 425 since 2013.

Looking at the characteristics of the perpetrators, nearly 40% (19 out of 49) were between 41 and 50 years old; 14.3% were between 31 and 40 years old; and another 14.3% were between 21 and 30 years old. ; Those over 51 years old accounted for 32.6%. A total of 25 of the 49 people were Spanish and 24 were foreigners. The majority of cases (32 of 49) were without suicide attempts, 12 were suicides and 5 were suicide attempts.