Verónica Martínez Barbero confronts the normalization of gender violence after two new murders

Rejection of the normalization of gender violence

The spokesperson for the Plurinational Sumar Parliamentary Group in the Congress of Deputies, Verónica Martínez Barbero, warned this Tuesday that "no society should get used to the constant trickle of murders" due to gender violence, and has widely rejected "normalizing the deniers of this violence".

The deputy conveyed in a press conference held in the Lower House "all the affection" to the relatives and friends of the two women murdered this weekend at the hands of their partners.

38 femicides in 2026 and 1,379 since 2003

Verónica Martínez Barbero highlighted that "with this, there are already 38 murders we have had in 2026" and insisted that "no society should get used to this constant trickle of murders, which, moreover, are only the most visible face, the cruelest face of this violence".

At that point, the representative of Sumar remarked that "in no case" can "the deniers of this violence and their work in institutions be normalized, which only serves to withdraw resources and exits for victims and their children". "Violence, violence and violence", she pointed out.

So far this year, the balance of women murdered due to gender violence already amounts to 38 and 1,379 since 2003, the date on which data began to be collected, after the Ministry of Equality confirmed a new femicide in Madrid this Monday.