The National Police of Linares (Jaén) received a statement that victim of gender violence against the mother of the murdered two-year-old child probably by the woman’s partner. Sources close to the investigation confirmed that the Family and Women’s Reception Unit (UFAM) took her statement in this state.
Dozens of people gathered this morning in front of the doors of the Town Hall of Linares (Jaén) to show his “pain and rage” for the death of little Cristian following head trauma allegedly caused by his mother’s companion, who had already been arrested, had numerous criminal records and was released from prison four months ago. Before the minute of silence, the authorities called for unity and institutional collaboration to eradicate this scourge.
The Minister of Social Inclusion and Equality, Loles López, reported this Friday that the mother of the two-year-old child murdered in Linares (Jaén) allegedly by her companion She was a user of the Andalusian Institute of Women (IAM) “for years”, although he later resigned his services. This is a case that was confirmed by the Government Delegation against Gender Violence and would be the third of indirect violence in Andalusia, out of the total of nine in Spain so far this year.
Indirect violence is a type of gender-based violence used to harm and control women, in many cases when they have made the decision to separate. Since 2019, the Ministry of the Interior has been assessing the risk to which minor children of women victims of gender violence are exposed and has detected 5,566 children at risk of this violence.
016 assists all victims of gender-based violence 24 hours a day and in 52 different languages, as does the email 016-online@igualdad.gob.es; Assistance is also provided via WhatsApp at the number 600 000 016, and minors can contact the ANAR Foundation telephone number 900 20 20 10.
