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Killings in Spain and Argentina Prompt Arrests, Pretrial Custody and a Manhunt

Courts impose pretrial custody, with probes focused on gender violence or revenge motives.

Overview

  • Motril (Granada): a man was jailed provisionally as the suspected killer of his ex-partner; both were in the VioGén system, the case is under secrecy, and the autopsy will define causes of death.
  • San Rafael (Mendoza): teacher Rocío Collado was found dead in her vehicle; her boyfriend, Yamil Jesús Yunes, remains detained under police guard in a hospital pending formal charges after a reported psychotic episode.
  • Alaquàs (Valencia): 40-year-old Yampan S. M. was shot dead at home in front of his son; police have identified a 38-year-old ex-prisoner as the suspected gunman and are searching for him, with jealousy cited as the working motive.
  • Almedinilla (Córdoba): the owner of bar Oasis, Antonio Rodríguez Jurado, was killed by shotgun fire inside the establishment; the Guardia Civil detained a suspect and forensic work and judicial proceedings are underway.
  • Calahorra (La Rioja): a 22-year-old was arrested for allegedly trying to strangle and stab his partner and for violating a protection order; a judge ordered pretrial detention and initiated expulsion procedures, while separate probes advanced in Bernal Oeste and Agost.