Overview
- National Police discovered a 43-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man, both of Filipino origin, with signs of violence in a residence on Calle Bernardo de la Torre on the morning of Three Kings Day after the couple’s son reported his mother missing before dawn.
- The Homicide Group and Forensic Police have cordoned off the flat and are collecting evidence as part of the ongoing investigation.
- Investigative sources report the woman had previously filed a complaint against the man recorded in the Viogén system, which was later archived.
- One line of inquiry considers a possible killing within the couple followed by the perpetrator’s suicide, though investigators have not ruled out other scenarios.
- The Government Delegation against Gender Violence has not classified the case as gender-based violence.