The civil Guard investigates the discovery of the bodies of a couple in Soto del Real (Madrid). Both, a 53-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman, show signs of violence.
The bodies were found this Tuesday around 3:00 p.m. inside the couple’s home, located on Vicente Aleixandre Street, as confirmed by the Madrid Civil Guard Command.
Both the man and the woman are of Spanish nationality, they were a couple and They were in separation proceedings, although there were no previous complaints of sexist violence. In addition, the man would be a retired local police officer from the municipality. Researchers are trying to determine under what circumstances the deaths occurredalthough the Civil Guard, in charge of the case, is considering a case of sexist violence as the main hypothesis.
“The investigation is absolutely open and will determine, if this highly probable hypothesis is confirmed, that we are facing a new and dramatic case of sexist violence in the Community of Madrid,” stressed Francisco Martín, subdelegate of the Government in Madrid.
The judge on duty has already proceeded to remove the bodies, which have been transferred to the Institute of Legal Medicine where The corresponding autopsies will be performed to certify their identity and clarify the causes. details of his death.
If confirmed as a case of sexist violence, There would already be 15 women murdered by their partners or ex-partners this year and 1,259 since records began in 2003. It would also be the first registered in the Community of Madrid in 2024.
A relative of the woman has alerted after several days without hearing from her
A relative of the woman was the one who alerted the Civil Guard after several days without hearing from herso a patrol has traveled to the house.
Once at the home, the agents found the two bodies, both with signs of violence, Therefore, Homicide agents from the armed institute have gone to the scene.who are carrying out the first investigations to determine the circumstances under which the deaths occurred.
The Government delegate, Francisco Martín, has traveled to the Soto del Real Town Hall to hold an emergency meeting with the mayor of the municipality, the Civil Guard and the Local Police to address the appearance of the two corpses.
The agents do not rule out any hypothesis about these deaths. One of the possibilities that is usually investigated in this type of case is that It could be a case of sexist violence..
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