A 44-year-old man confessed to a municipal police officer in Madrid that he had strangled his partner, a woman found dead in a flat in Nou Barris. The Mossos d'Esquadra are investigating the crime.
The Mossos d'Esquadra found the lifeless body of a 38-year-old woman in a flat on the Paseo de la Ciudad de Mallorca, in the Porta neighbourhood, after a witness alerted them. The witness reported that there was a woman locked inside who showed no signs of life, and the agents entered with the help of the Barcelona Fire Brigade.
Meanwhile, at 1:30 on October 28, a 44-year-old man arrived at Atocha-Almudena Grandes station in Madrid after travelling by high-speed train from Barcelona. According to police sources, he encountered a municipal police officer from Madrid, who was working on a special operation deployed after the train accident in Toledo, and confessed that he had strangled his partner.
The Madrid officers arrested the man and informed the Guardia Urbana de Barcelona and the Mossos d'Esquadra of the arrest. It is still unclear who called emergency services to report the dead woman or what relationship that person had with the couple.
The Criminal Investigation Division (DIC) of the Mossos d'Esquadra has taken over the case. The judicial team ordered the removal of the corpse, and it will be the autopsy that determines how the woman died and how long she had been locked in the flat.
The main hypothesis of the investigators is that this is a case of gender violence. According to the High Court of Justice of Catalonia, the detainee had no prior complaints against him. If confirmed, this would be the fourth woman killed by her partner or ex-partner in Catalonia in 2026, according to provisional data from the Department of Equality and Feminism.
Anyone who detects any signs of gender violence can call 900 900 120. The line is free, confidential, and operates 24 hours a day, in several languages, providing psychological support and legal advice.
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