Suspicions about the father as the author of the triple crime
The Catalan police, the Mossos d’Esquadra, are carrying out an investigation into the death of a 43-year-old woman and her two children, a girl and an eight-year-old boy, in Prat de Llobregat. The bodies were found with signs of violence in their home, and it is suspected that the 42-year-old father could be involved in this crime.
Finding of the authorities and hypothesis of suicide of the father
The Mossos discovered the corpses of the family after the death of the father, who would have committed suicide elsewhere. The father is believed to have taken his own life after committing the crime, as suggested by a suicide note found among his belongings.
Investigation tracking and summary secrecy
The Criminal Investigation Division (DIC) of the South Metropolitan Police Region is at the forefront of the actions to clarify these facts. The judge has ordered that all information related to the case be kept confidential.
Context on vicarious violence and similar antecedents
This case comes shortly after another murder of a minor by his father, who had also injured his mother. This suspicious situation gives rise to a possible investigation into vicarious violence, when an aggressor harms the children in order to hurt the couple.
Increase in cases of femicide in Catalonia
In the course of this year, eight women have been murdered by their partners or ex-partners in Catalonia. If the case in El Prat is confirmed, it would be the ninth femicide of 2024, an alarming figure that indicates a persistent problem of gender-based violence in the community.
