Overview

• Sandra Norma Sánchez, 57, was fatally stabbed in Guaymallén, and her 57-year-old ex-partner, Enzo Manuel Valdovino, was detained at the scene for alleged femicide.
• The case lifts Mendoza’s 2025 total to eight femicides, surpassing the six recorded in all of 2024.
• Seven of the eight killings were committed by current or former partners, according to judicial data reported by local media.
• Five cases occurred in Greater Mendoza, two in the eastern zone and one in the south, with Las Heras leading departmental counts since 2024.
• Most investigations identified suspects and produced arrests or charges, though three accused perpetrators died by suicide or from severe injuries, and civil monitors report roughly 165 femicides nationwide so far this year.