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Man Arrested After 25-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Campillos, Málaga as Police Investigate Suspected Gender Killing

Investigators say the 28-year-old former partner surrendered in Martos, disclosing where the body was located.

Overview

  • Guardia Civil agents found the victim on the second floor of the home she shared with her father, who was at work at the time.
  • The suspect went to a Guardia Civil post in Martos around midday, confessed, and was detained before guiding officers to the address in Campillos.
  • Early findings point to signs of strangulation, according to sources close to the investigation.
  • Authorities are treating the case as a suspected gender-based killing, the second in Málaga in a matter of days after a separate fatal stabbing in Rincón de la Victoria.
  • Campillos declared three days of mourning and local leaders condemned the killing, as officials note nearly 5,200 women in the province have police protection for gender violence.