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Alicante Killing of Argentine Mother Ruled Gender-Based Violence as Suspect Takes Own Life

The Ministry of Equality’s confirmation means the case will be recorded as Spain’s 42nd femicide of 2025.

Overview

  • Police say Oriana Rojas, 29, was fatally stabbed in her Alicante apartment, and her former partner, 34, died by suicide at the scene.
  • A WhatsApp message to Rojas’s brother reading “Your sister and I are dead” preceded the discovery after daycare staff raised the alarm when their child was not collected.
  • An autopsy cited by local media found seven stab wounds, most to the chest.
  • Authorities report no prior complaints by the victim, and homicide and forensic teams completed the on-site inspection before transferring the bodies for autopsy.
  • Alicante declared a day of mourning with flags at half-staff and a minutes-long silent gathering outside city hall.