Pedro Sanchez has spoken out following the murder of a 51-year-old woman in Malaga who was shot dead by her partner before he took his own life.
The victim, identified as Vicky, was killed on Friday morning inside a home in the La Palma-Palmilla district of Malaga city.
Police are treating the case as gender-based violence after officers discovered the bodies of the woman and her 56-year-old partner, both suffering from gunshot wounds.
Emergency services were called to the property on Calle Guadalimar shortly before 7.40am after neighbours reported hearing gunshots.
In a message shared on social media on Friday night, Sanchez offered his condolences to the victim’s loved ones and renewed his government’s commitment to tackling violence against women.
‘My deepest condolences and all my love to the family of the woman murdered in Malaga,’ the prime minister wrote.
‘We will not take a single step back until we put an end to the senselessness of macho terrorism. It appeals to all of us, as a society.’
He also urged anyone affected by gender violence to seek help through Spain’s 016 support service.
The post came shortly after Spain’s Government Delegation Against Gender Violence officially confirmed the killing as a case of gender violence.
Authorities believe the suspect shot Vicky before turning the weapon on himself.
According to government officials, there had been no previous reports of domestic abuse involving the couple, and neither was registered on Spain’s VioGen protection system.
The case has sent shockwaves through Malaga, with neighbours describing the deaths as a devastating blow to the local community.
The killing means Andalucia remains the Spanish region with the highest number of women killed by current or former partners this year.
Vicky is the fifth woman confirmed to have been murdered in a gender violence case in Andalucia in 2026.
Official figures show that since records began in 2003, 1,365 women have been killed by current or former partners across the country.
Anyone affected by domestic or gender-based violence in Spain can contact the 016 helpline, which operates 24 hours a day and does not appear on phone bills. In an emergency, people should call 112, 091 or 062.
Read more Andalucia news at the Spanish Eye.
