A new femicide was reported by the authorities in Cartagena. It happened in the Villa Estrella neighborhood, where a 52-year-old man is accused of having murdered his former romantic partner, a 23-year-old girl.
The victim was identified as Daniela Mendevil, who the authorities point out, She was summoned to a business establishment where she was subsequently attacked with a knife.
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“In the Villa Estrella sector, a 52-year-old man, out of jealousy and violence, takes the life of a 23-year-old girl with whom he had a romantic relationship, The couple was separated for a while and the woman returned to her ex-partner, which generated anger in Mr.”, explained the commander of the Cartagena Metropolitan Police, General Nicolás Zapata.
He explained that “he summons her to a commercial establishment where they sell liquor and it is there where he blinds the life of this woman through stab wounds, there were three or four wounds that caused the death of the young woman. The timely reaction of the quadrant allows this subject to be captured, which is in the process of being prosecuted.”
The commander maintained that So far this year, 12 women have been murdered in the city. “Indicate that this we have asked for the lives of 12 women in different eventsfour of them have already been categorized as femicides in the legal figure as such”.
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“In attention to the dimensions that violent behaviors towards women have taken and in executing the Comprehensive Strategy for the Protection of Women, Family and Gender (EMFAG), we have socialized the route of prevention, care and protection against domestic violence and based on in gender, according to the three sources through which the act of violence is known,” said Commander Nicolás Zapata.
The authorities reported that in 2022 more than 2000 cases of domestic violence have been known, compared to the year 2021 when 1360 were presented.
