The civil guard who murdered his ex-partner on Saturday in the Pontevedra town of Oia, for whom he had a restraining order, committed suicide after fleeing the scene, sources from the Government Delegation in Galicia have confirmed to Efe.
The Civil Guard deployed a large device by land and air to locate him after the crime and he took his own life.
The murdered woman, a native of Lugo, was an employee at the campsite and was shot dead as she left her shift.
The murderer, a resident of A Guarda, had a restraining order in force and a ban on communicating with the victim, in addition to several previous complaints of sexist violence.
The Government Delegation against Gender Violence has reported this Sunday through its Twitter account that it is investigating this case as an alleged murder of sexist violence.
The Oia City Council has declared three days of official mourning in rejection of this sexist crime and has called for this noon a minute of silence in front of the camping facilities
If confirmed, the number of women murdered by their partners or ex-partners so far this year rises to 21 and 1,025 since 2003, when records began.
016 attends to all victims of sexist violence 24 hours a day and in 52 different languages, as well as the email 016-online@igualdad.gob.es; Attention is also provided through WhatsApp through the number 600000016, and minors can contact the Fundación ANAR telephone number 900 20 20 10.
In an emergency situation, you can call 112 or the phones of the National Police (091) and the Civil Guard (062) and if you cannot call, you can use the ALERTCOPS application, from which a message is sent. alert signal to the Police with geolocation.
