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Victims of gender violence now amount to 49 in 2023 and 1,233 since 2003

Benidorm condemns the latest sexist crime committed in Madrid

26 September 2023
Concentración silenciosa por violencia machista
Concentración silenciosa por violencia machista

The number of murdered women is at this time the worst record in 13 years and equals the figure for all of 2022

This Tuesday, the municipal corporation of Benidorm observed a minute of silence to condemn the latest sexist crime confirmed in our country. This is a 35-year-old woman, who was murdered by her partner last Sunday, September 24, in the province of Madrid. The victim had three children and had filed previous complaints against her alleged attacker.

Plaza de SS MM los Reyes de España has hosted a silent rally to show Benidorm City Council's rejection of this new case of sexist violence. It has been headed by the first deputy mayor, Ana Pellicer, and the councilor for Equality, Ángela Zaragozí, along with other members of the local Corporation.

With this murder, the number of women whose lives have been taken by their partners or ex-partners now amounts to 49 victims in 2023, the same number that was recorded throughout the previous year, and to 1,233 since 2003, the date in which they began to be counted. Official data also confirm another worrying figure: the number of murdered women places 2023 as the year with the most crimes of violence against women committed on these dates during the last 13 years.

The murdered woman had a minor son and daughter and another older daughter who was 18 years old. Thus, the number of minors who have been orphaned as a result of sexist violence is 48 and has reached 425 since 2013, when the count began.
The Department of Equality recalls that Benidorm City Council has personnel specialized in gender violence to provide free advice to any woman who feels threatened.

Likewise, it reiterates once again that the victims have the free telephone number 016, which leaves no trace on the telephone bill, although it is advisable to delete it from the mobile call log. This service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, and in 52 languages.