Málaga, (EFE).- The National Police arrested this afternoon in Torremolinos (Málaga) the man wanted for the fatal stabbing of his 28-year-old partner in a flat in this town.
Investigation sources have told EFE that the alleged murderer, of Italian nationality, who would have fled after committing the crime, is arrested in the Carihuela neighborhood, the same one where the events occurred.
official mourning
The 45-year-old man had been in search since this morning. After locating the body of the woman around 11:50 a.m. with stab wounds.
The Torremolinos City Council has declared a day of official mourning for this murder, so the flags will fly at half mast and tomorrow, Thursday, at 12:00 noon, there will be a silent rally outside the town hall building.
The City Council has conveyed its most sincere condolences to the family and friends of the victim and has expressed its rejection and condemnation of this new case of sexist violence involving a man arrested for allegedly killing his partner in Torremolinos.
On the other hand, the detainee is included in the Comprehensive Monitoring System in cases of Gender Violence, known as VioGén, due to two previous relationships, one of them even with precautionary measures.
Sources from the Government Delegation have indicated to EFE that the deceased and the alleged aggressor were not registered as a couple in the VioGén System, although she did appear as a victim due to a previous relationship. EFE