A 44-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on the Canary Island of Tenerife after allegedly stabbing to demise his ex-wife, who was 44. One of many sufferer’s youngsters was additionally injured after he tried to defend his mom. 

The incident, which befell on Sunday, noticed the person stab his sufferer twice. Sources near the investigation instructed Spanish media that 4 youngsters had been dwelling within the house the place the crime befell, which is positioned within the Armeñime neighbourhood within the municipality of Adeje, within the southwest of the island.

This newest killing got here on a black day for home violence, and on the again of a black month. 

There have been 4 home violence killings on Sunday in Spain, together with two males who had been arrested on suspicion of killing their companions in Ciudad Actual and Cádiz. 

What’s extra, a person was arrested in Almería after confessing to killing a girl in Roquetas de Mar, based on Spanish press stories. 

In December, a complete of 11 ladies had been killed by their companions or ex-partners in Spain. The full figures for 2022 are but to be finalised, however thus far no less than 46 ladies are confirmed to have died in home violence incidents. 

Since data of those crimes started in 2003, a complete of 1,179 ladies have misplaced their lives in such killings.

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