Independent activists confirmed a new macho murder in Cuba and raised to 11 cases they have registered so far from 2025.
The victim is the teacher Nancy Leyva García, 35, allegedly murdered by her partner on April 12 in the Las Delicias community, in the Las Tunas province, according to the platforms Tense wings and I do believe you in Cuba.
Nancita, as she was known, was attacked in the middle of the street by her aggressor, who later delivered to the police, details the note of the activists, who sent her condolences to the two children of the deceased woman, as well as her other relatives.
🖤Mament 1️⃣ New feminicide in Cuba, with the loss of teacher Nancy (Nancita) Leyva García, in the Las Delicias community, of Puerto Padre, in Las Tunas.
Nancy, 35 years old, was attacked in the public road of that town on April 12 by her partner, which … pic.twitter.com/qvsxrlsik7
– tense wings (@Alaslas) April 14, 2025
The feminist groups added that they currently investigate femicide alerts in the provinces of Havana, Artemis and Matanzas, and two more in Santiago de Cuba.
In 2024, macho violence ended the life of 55 women. However, despite the fact that the number of femicides was less than that of 2023 (85), the number of orphans increased significantly: a total of 62 (21 more than in 2023).
Most macho crimes collated by EFEfrom the records of the independent feminist, the victim’s couples (25) and sentimental companions (20) committed them.
The Cuban government confirmed last year that the courts identified a total of 110 women over 15 years murdered by their partners or ex -partners in judgments held in 2023.
In the Cuban Criminal Code, femicide is not typified as a specific crime and the terms “feminicide” or “macho crime” in state media are not used either.
President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other authorities have declared “zero tolerance” against sexist violence, and although there are no frequent information about femicides in state media, in recent months reports and articles on this problem whose dimension is fully recognized.
Recently, the Attorney General’s Office, the Ministry of Interior, the Supreme Court and other institutions announced the joint elaboration of a computerized administrative registry to collect data on femicides, although said registry will not be public.
EFE / ONCUBA.
