Last week a woman from Albox in Almeria was killed by her husband it appears .The 49 year old man telephoned his brother in a very desperate state and said that he had done something terrible .The police visited the house and found the body of the woman in the house .The husband was also there and his clothing was bloodstained .
The couple were in the process of obtaining a divorce and the mother had a thirteen year old child living with her .The 20 year old is living in Murcia .The victim worked in the Social Services department of the Ayuntamiento and was very highly regarded by those with whom she worked .A crowd of at least 1000 people showed their respects outside the town hall after the murder .This is a community in shock.The couple had lived in the town for six years and were known to many people .
Between 2002 and 2008 there were 13 women killed by their partners in Almeria .Last year in the whole of Spain 72 women were murdered by their partners .The Minister for Equality in Andalucia has asked people to denounce domestic vilence , seeing this as one of the ways in which to comat it .
