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Ex-Partner Arrested After 21-Year-Old Marta Is Fatally Stabbed in Villaverde

Officials cite prior complaints, a restraining order and a 'low' VioGén risk rating as protection measures face scrutiny.

Overview

  • The victim was found stabbed in the chest in a rented room on Calle Astillero, with her baby asleep beside her and unharmed.
  • Police identified the 30-year-old ex-partner as the suspect and arrested him overnight in a flat in Torrejón de Ardoz with support from UPR units.
  • Grupo V de Homicidios and the DEVI of Policía Científica are leading the investigation, which authorities frame as a likely gender-based killing.
  • Records show multiple prior complaints by the victim, an active restraining order and a VioGén classification of low risk, with neighbors reporting earlier breaches.
  • Regional officials condemned the killing as the second gender-based homicide recorded this year in the Madrid region, as scrutiny of enforcement intensifies.