Havana/Three new femicides were recorded in the last month in Cuba. He Gender Observatory Alas tense He reported the murders of Damaris Ricardo Martínez, Dayli Villa Ortiz and Yolennis Rojas Rojas. Two of the attacks occurred in August and a third in July.
According to the NGO, on August 28, Damaris Ricardo, 48, “was brutally attacked by his partner, who later took his life. The woman’s body was found by the police in the municipality of Cueto, in Holguín.
The second case was recorded in Matanzas. Daily Villa Ortiz, 24, died at the hands of her partner in her home in Carlos Rojas, Matanzas. “We denounce that these terrible events happened in front of one of Dayli’s daughters, which we hope will receive the specialized attention it needs,” said Alas Tense.
Finally, a case recorded on July 29 was reported. This is Yolennis Rojas Rojas, 32, who was killed with a knife by her husband, in the Rafael Freyre municipality in Holguín. The aggression “reveals the urgency of specialized protection systems that support women when leaving violent homes. Yolennis tried and received the direct support of his father, who was injured and almost dies,” added the statement of the organization. The woman is survived by two minor children.
The aggression “reveals the urgency of specialized protection systems that support women when leaving violent homes”
With these three new cases confirmed by the Observatory, the registration reaches 28 femicides so far this year, according to the counting of 14ymedio.
In August, the figure of attacks for gender violence registered an alarming figure, with seven murders. The first one was Mailenis Blanco Amor47, on August 4, in the Pinareña de Puerta Sudden town, South Consolation Municipality.
A day later, on August 5, another crime occurred in the city of Holguín. Milagros Batista Estévez56, died at the hands of his ex -partner, in his home of the cast Alex Urquiola.
The third August victim was Bárbara Elena Magdaleno tissuealso 56, resident in Calabazo, municipality of Boyeros, in Havana. On August 11 she was attacked to machetes by her partner, who denied for days to have seen her. Bárbara’s body Elena was found three days later in a field in the Las Cañas neighborhood. The aggressor took his life shortly after.
Another case confirmed by the NGOs was that of Ledisvannielis Acosta Echavarría, 19, which occurred on August 12. His body was found in the bathroom of his home, located on Friendship Street, between San José and Barcelona, in the Havana municipality of Centro Habana.
The last reported by the observatories was on August 25. Rosa Delia Moralesbetween 61 and 62 years of age, she was attacked at her home in Placetas, Villa Clara, on August 22 by her partner, who later took her life.
