Dozens of people gathered this Friday at noon in the Plaza del Mercadal in Reus, in front of the town hall, to observe a minute of silence and condemn the murder of a woman at the hands of her son last Wednesday in the capital of Baix Camp.
The woman died at the Juan XXIII hospital in Tarragona after being stabbed by her son, with psychiatric problems, in the family home.
The concentration was attended by the Minister of Equality and Feminism, Tània Verge, who has assured that sexist violence is "the main public safety problem" in the country. The councilor has also regretted the violent death of another woman, in this case in Palamós, at the hands of her partner last Sunday.
The Minister and the Mayor of Reus, Sandra Guaita, have shown their support for the family. "These are very painful moments as a country," said Verge, while Guaita has committed to "continuing working to eradicate any violence against women."
The mayor has called on everyone to do "their grain of sand" so that cases like these are not repeated.
Along the same lines, the councilor has challenged the entire society: "they are structural violence, and as long as there is a patriarchal society like the one we have, we will not eradicate them." For this reason, the head of the Department of Equality and Feminisms has stressed "it is a collective fight, we need each and every one of us."
The councilor also recalled that the second cause of calls to the hotline against sexist violence is cases that occur in the family environment. "We must be especially alert in elderly women," said Tània Verge. "Many of the violence they are suffering can remain invisible," she said.
Women who suffer a situation of violence have the permanent attention service at number 900 900 120, free and confidential. You can also call the emergency number 112.
