This is a 74-year-old woman who has died. According to the Ertzaintza report, the man died in the early morning from Sunday to Monday, before 03:00. At that time, the Ertzaintza received a call and upon arrival a man was found on the street, informing him that a person had died in his home. The woman's body was found in the house, with a blow to her face.
The woman ' s son, 33, has been arrested on attempted murder.
If it is confirmed that this is a case of male violence, it would be the third case that occurred this year in the Basque Country.
The Soraluze Feminist Movement has called for this event to be condemned and has called on citizens to remove purple handkerchiefs and fabrics to windows and balconies.
Today, the voices of women and children remain within a culture that delegitimizes their voices, silencing their experiences, within a system aimed at minimizing or ignoring their basic rights and needs. A media example of this problem is the case of Juana Rivas, but her story... [+]