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Police Probe Suspected Gender-Based Killing After Woman Slain on Sevilla Street

The alleged attacker remains under police guard in hospital after an apparent suicide attempt.

Overview

  • Policía Nacional opened an investigation early Sunday after a woman was fatally attacked with a bladed weapon in the Sevilla Este neighborhood.
  • Emergency services received a call around 3:10 a.m. reporting an injured woman pleading for help under a portico on Calle Tigris, and health officials later confirmed her death at the scene.
  • Initial findings indicate the couple had returned from a birthday celebration, the man assaulted her at home, she fled, and he allegedly caught up to her in the street and stabbed her in the neck.
  • A 21-year-old suspect is reported to have attempted self-harm and is currently hospitalized under police custody as inquiries continue.
  • Authorities are treating the case as a possible machista killing pending formal confirmation, which would make it the second in Sevilla this year and raise the national tally to 29 in 2025 and 1,323 since 2003.