Malaga gender-based violence: woman's husband jailed for 20 years for her murder

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Eva María's husband admitted in court that he had stabbed her to death in May 2022, after subjecting her to years of domestic violence

Irene Quirante

Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 13:50

The provincial court of Malaga has sentenced the husband of Eva María - the 50-year-old woman who died from 12 stab wounds in Benajarafe (the Axarquía district) on 29 May 2022 - to 20 years and eight months in prison.

According to the court ruling, Eva María suffered regular physical and psychological abuse from her partner throughout their 14-year relationship, which jealousy, controlling behaviour and violent outbursts shaped.

The crime occurred at the defendant's home in Benajarafe, where the previous afternoon the man had started an argument that had escalated into a violent confrontation, with shouting, blows and damage to furniture. Cornered, the victim warned him that she would call the police, after which he repeatedly threatened to kill her and punched her repeatedly.

In the early hours of the morning, the man was still shouting and his behaviour was becoming increasingly violent. They were both in the bathroom when the man went to the kitchen and grabbed a knife with a 10-centimetre blade.

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