Overview

• The victim was found with multiple stab wounds around 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 2 on Calle Lavadero, where medical teams could only certify her death.
• Guardia Civil launched an inquiry, transferred the body to the Instituto de Medicina Legal for autopsy, and is canvassing the area and interviewing witnesses.
• No arrests have been made as forensic teams review evidence, including blood traces on the exterior of a nearby vehicle.
• Investigators initially considered gender-based violence, though other lines of inquiry are gaining strength according to the current working assessment.
• The victim was a 35-year-old woman of Moroccan origin who lived with female flatmates, and government sources say she was not registered in the Viogén protection system.