Overview

• Eustiquio F. remains hospitalized with self-inflicted wounds at Hospital Valle del Nalón and will be transferred to judicial custody once cleared.
• The Fiscalía de Langreo has petitioned the Laviana court for provisional, no-bail imprisonment, classifying the killing as homicide under Spain’s gender-based violence laws.
• Government delegates confirmed the 86-year-old victim was not registered in the VioGén protection system and had filed no prior complaints, highlighting safety gaps for older victims.
• This marks the third femicide in Asturias in 2025 and the 22nd gender-based killing recorded in Spain this year, underscoring a broader national crisis.
• Feminist groups including Tertulia Feminista Les Comadres and Asturias Feminista have held protests and called for comprehensive reforms to risk assessment protocols and victim support systems.