Domestic violence fatality in Barcelona

A 45-year.old woman, an Argentine national, was found dead in her apartment in Barcelona on Monday, the 43rd domestic violence fatality so far this year.

Thirty-six domestic violence fatalities so far this year

According to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality, 36 people have so far died this year as a result of domestic violence, which is three more than in the same period in 2013.

Domestic violence fatality in Málaga

A 24-year-old woman from Málaga has become the latest victim of domestic violence after she was stabbed to death on Tuesday morning, allegedly by her partner.

Man sets former partner and her daughter on fire

A 49-year-old woman who suffered 50% burns after being doused in gasoline and set alight by her former partner has been transferred to the Burns Unit of the Hospital Virgen del Rocio in Sevilla due to the severity of her wounds.

First domestic violence fatality of 2014

The town of Vilanova i la Geltrúm, Barcelona, has the unenviable distinction of being the site of the last domestic violence fatality of 2013 and the scene of the first fatality of 2014.

Domestic violence statistics for 2012

According to figures released Thursday by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the Central Registry of the Ministry of Interior listed 36,641 victims of gender or domestic violence in 2012, down by 9.2% on the previous year.