Overview
- Authorities have officially classified the deaths as gender-based violence, with forensic reporting indicating the woman suffered about 50 stab wounds and the suspected perpetrator died by suicide.
- The Guardia Civil is leading the investigation after emergency services discovered the couple at their Alpedrete home over the weekend.
- Mayor Juan Rodríguez said the man 'loved his wife,' attributed the act to psychological illness and system failure, and said it 'was not out of hate,' then later apologized and said his words were misinterpreted.
- Ministers and national leaders, including Pedro Sánchez, demanded a retraction or resignation, the PSOE sought the mayor’s expulsion, and the Madrid regional government noted he had apologized and called for respect and privacy.
- The couple’s adult sons published a letter accusing institutions of ignoring repeated pleas for help, defending their father as 'an exemplary man,' and requesting that the family’s privacy be respected, as Equality updated totals to 38 victims in 2025 and 1,333 since 2003.