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Michael Fitzpatrick

Spain sees 'dreadful' spike in femicide

A woman in Pamplona holds a banner reading "We are not finished. We miss those murdered." AP - Alvaro Barrientos

Spain's Interior Minister has denounced a "dreadful" surge in gender violence after 13 women were killed in December, making it the deadliest month this year. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Spain was "suffering a terrible rebound in cases of gender violence".

Updating the number of dead in December from nine to 13, today's edition of respected newspaper El Païs carries a front page warning against "macho violence".

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