The cases took place in various departments of the country, the victims would have been attacked by their current partners or former romantic partners.
Colombia News.
The end of the year 2021 and the beginning of 2022 was marked by several acts of violence that mourn several families in the country; all cases due to femicides.
The victims were three women in different departments of the country.
Who were identified as Mariela Moncada, Yina Padilla, Inés Fragozo and María del Carmen Molina respectively.
Case in Santander
Since the early hours of the morning of last Friday, December 31, the authorities and the Santander media reported tragic news.
The information came from the San Bernardo neighborhood in Floridablanca.
At least three loud detonations were heard inside a house, although initially they were mistaken for gunpowder, it was later confirmed that they had been shots.
The attack killed Mariela Moncada, a 58-year-old woman.
A few hours after shouting ‘Happy New Year’, in Floridablanca a woman was apparently murdered at the hands of her husband. Hypothesis used by the authorities is that in the middle of an argument, the husband would have drawn a pistol and shot in the middle of a attack of supposed jealousy. pic.twitter.com/AJQqU37C9e
– Newspaper Point of Break (@ Puntodequiebr15) January 2, 2022
Authorities assure that the person who would have operated the firearm in the middle of an argument was her husband, Humberto Sandoval. A retired police officer who worked as an escort.
Case in Córdoba
The other of the unfortunate cases that were registered during the end and beginning of the year took place in the Pablo Sexto neighborhood of Montelíbano, during the early morning of January 1, as reported by El Heraldo.
And it is that according to what was published by the newspaper, the situation was reported around 4:00 in the morning of this Saturday, January 1, when a woman identified as Yina Padilla lost her life, presumably by her former teammate sentimental.
Third femicide, in La Paz – Cesar
The third case also took place on the Colombian Caribbean coast this Saturday, January 1.
The victim was identified as Inés María Fragozo, a 39-year-old woman, who was allegedly attacked in the middle of the New Year’s celebration by her sentimental partner with a knife.
The couple had two daughters, ages 15 and 13. After the attack, the subject was captured by the authorities.
?? | He killed his wife with stab wounds in the municipality of La Paz, the femicide has already been captured
The feminicide figures do not stop, this time the victim was Inés María Fragozo (39), who died at the hands of her sentimental partner identified as Jhon Jairo Millán (35) pic.twitter.com/BRpAnwN6sk– Randy Correa ? (@RandyCorreaVE) January 2, 2022
Fourth case in Valle del Cauca
The fourth case took place in the Buenos Aires district jurisdiction of the municipality of San Pedro in Valle del Cauca.
There, while several in the country celebrated the New Year, a family lived a true tragedy.
Well, in front of everyone, the community leader María del Carmen Molina was taken from her home and murdered.
Last night the community leader María del Carmen Molina was assassinated, taken from her home and massacred in front of her family in San Pedro Valle, in the mountainous area of Buenos Aires, an act that I reject and regret. pic.twitter.com/1JXuWG9CCv
– Carol Lastra Diez (@lastra_diez) January 1, 2022
Remember the hotlines to report assaults on women:
- National Line: 155
- National Police: 123
- Office of the Attorney General of the Nation: 122, for filing complaints of domestic violence, gender-based violence and sexual violence.
- Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF), National Free Line: 018000918080, and Child and Adolescent Protection Line 141. WhatsApp: 3202391685, 3208655450 and 3202391320.
- By using line 155, women can contact other hotlines such as 123 for police emergencies, 122 for police complaints or 141 for the protection of children and adolescents.
