An 81-year-old woman was murdered last night in Ávila and her husband, who would have tried to hang himself, has been arrested by the National Police as the alleged perpetrator of this violent death, sources from the investigation have informed Efe.

The event occurred around 11:40 p.m. on the night of this past Tuesday when a relative called the emergency services of 1-1-2 in which they warned that a 79-year-old man had attempted to take his own life. hanging himself

When the health services and the National Police arrived at the house at number 5 Francisco de Nebreda street, they found, in addition to the man, his wife unconscious, for which they tried to revive her, although she eventually died.

The Government delegate, Virginia Barcones, will offer a press conference in the next few minutes to provide more information.

The Government Delegation against Gender Violence is collecting data on the case, which it is studying as a possible sexist crime. If confirmed, the number of women murdered at the hands of their partners or ex-partners so far this year would rise to 13 and 1,197 since 2003, and it would be the second case in Castilla y León. In addition, there are two other cases under investigation.

Telephone 016 attends to all victims of sexist violence 24 hours a day and in 52 different languages, as does the email 016-online@igualdad.gob.es. Attention is also provided through WhatsApp through the number 600000016, and minors can contact the Fundación ANAR telephone number 900 20 20 10.

In an emergency situation, you can call 112 or the National Police (091) and Civil Guard (062) phones, and if it is impossible to make a call, you can use the ALERTCOPS application, from the an alert signal is sent to the Police with geolocation.

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