A 49-year-old woman has been allegedly murdered at the hands of her partner in Zaragoza, this Tuesday, November 4. Thus, as confirmed by the Government Delegation in Aragon, the National Police is investigating the case. like a sexist crimeso the victim’s partner has already been arrested.
The alleged murder of the woman, Eugenia, who presented stab woundswould have been committed on Privilegio de la Unión Street, in the Zaragoza neighborhood of San José, according to police sources and has collected EFE.
The case occurs only two days after what occurred last Sunday in Moguer (Huelva). Zahra, a 47-year-old woman of Moroccan origin, was allegedly murdered by her ex-partner, as confirmed the following day by the Ministry of Equality.
If the nature of the Zaragoza crime is confirmed, they would already be 36 women victims of gender violence so far in 2025 and 1,331 since 2003, when statistics on femicides within couples began to be compiled.
Fernando Beltrán, Government delegate in Aragon, explained to the media that security agents went to the couple’s home after around 8:30 a.m. the neighbors called alerting of a loud argument. When they arrived at the scene, the victim’s partner initially prevented the agents from entering, so they had to use force to enter the home.
Once inside, An attempt was made to perform recovery maneuvers without success. to the victim, who had several stab wounds on his body. Eugenia was not included in the VioGén system.
“Dismayed by the murder of our neighbor, Eugenia Mercedes. A new sexist crime against which I want to express my strong condemnation and my affection to the family and friends of the victim,” Natalia Chueca, mayor of Zaragoza, wrote through X.
The City Council of the Aragonese town has decreed that tomorrow will be a day of official mourning and that a rally will be called “to show our rejection of sexist violence.” This will take place tomorrow, Wednesday at 12:00 p.m., in front of the town hall, where a banner will be placed with the motto “Zaragoza against sexist violence”. In addition, flags will fly at half-mast as a sign of mourning.
Last Friday, October 24, two men were arrested after the lifeless body was found, in advanced state of decompositionfrom a woman in Alicante. The Ministry of Equality confirmed this morning the sexist nature of the crime.
The 37-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her 38-year-old romantic partner, at the beginning of October. The other detainee in the case was a 41-year-old man accused as an accomplice, since he would have helped the first man get rid of the body.
With this case, there are already 35 women victims of gender violence in 2025 in our country, while the authorities investigate the death of Eugenia in Zaragoza as an alleged sexist crime.
*If you need it, you can call the free legal information and advice number 016, a public service launched by the Government Delegation against Gender Violence, operating 24 hours a day, and where you will be assisted by professionals specialized in this matter. This service guarantees the confidentiality of user data and serves in 53 languages. You can also communicate by WhatsApp at the number 600 000 016 and by email writing to:[email protected]. If you are a minor and believe that someone in your environment is suffering from gender violence, you can call ANAR at the telephone number 900 20 20 10.
*With information from EFE
