The #YoSiTeCreo platform reported this Tuesday of a new femicide in Cuba. Odalys Lavin, 55, was murdered on April 30 at her home in Cárdenas, Matanzas, at the hands of her husband, who had a history of violence against her and who, after the crime, committed suicide. .
“We alert citizens and authorities to take extreme measures and avoid stereotypes and justifications when mental illness and sexist violence intersect,” writes the feminist group on their social networks, to which they add, without giving further details: “We demand clarity in the investigations into this case, which could imply the responsibility of hospital centers”.
We demand clarity in the investigations into this case, which could imply the responsibility of hospital centers”
Lavin’s is the tenth femicide registered so far in 2022, according to this newspaper’s count based on reports from various civil organizations. Together with Maylén Guerra García (40 years old, Santa Clara), Misladis Carmenates Hidalgo (43 years old, Camagüey), Yaite Balmaceda Cano (27 years old, Río Cauto, Granma), Lisbet Machado (28 years old, Havana), Eriday Soto Martínez ( 26 years old, Jobabo, Las Tunas), Yamilka Silva (Báguanos, Holguín) and Darlín García, there are two murdered women reported by the magazine Tense Wings unidentified by name, a 21-year-old in San Luis (Santiago de Cuba) and another 24 in Cárdenas (Matanzas).
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