Overview

• Luisa Asteggiano, 45, was discovered dead in her apartment in Es Pujols on Formentera, prompting a homicide inquiry.
• Investigators reported multiple wounds and contusions consistent with a violent assault, though the precise cause of death awaits autopsy results.
• Ivan Sauna, 51, described as Asteggiano’s partner, has been detained and transferred to Ibiza for a judicial validation hearing.
• Spanish authorities have recorded the case as a presumed gender-based crime, a designation that can shift the judicial venue to specialized courts.
• The Italian consulate in Barcelona is assisting the family, and both Asteggiano and Sauna were long-term residents registered with AIRE; a separate knife attack reported on the island the same day was deemed unrelated.