Badr called the Civil Guard to confess that he had stabbed her: they found the body on a sofa, covered with a blanket. alcohol in a bar and with a bottle of wine “We are dismayed. We have come to condemn the scoundrel who murdered Imane Saadaoui. Killing is not free and you have to pay for it,” said a relative of the woman who lost her life this Tuesday in Valencia de Alcántara (Cáceres) at the hands of his partner, during the concentration called this Tuesday afternoon. They had moved from Madrid after hearing the news. Civil Guard agents found the 30-year-old victim lifeless, on a sofa and covered with a blanket. Next to her was her 14-month-old baby. Her husband confessed to the crime over the phone. The 41-year-old man was arrested. He will go to court this Thursday morning. The couple had married in September 2019. They soon began to have coexistence problems. He accused her of having married just to get her legal residence in Spain and she did not speak Spanish, so it took her a while to report the situation. “She was a victim of gender violence, who was part of the Viogen protection system and who has been part of the care resources of the Women’s Institute until the last few days,” said the president of the Extremadura PP, María Guardiola. “Today is a day full of sadness and anger. Of sadness because a light has gone out and anger because it has been in the most cruel way. They have murdered a woman from our town, just for being a woman. I hope life brings us I would have given you the opportunity to continue fighting alongside you but they have taken away your right to live and fight for your freedom,” said Cristina, spokesperson for the Commonwealth Equality Office. Hundreds of neighbors went to the town hall square to condemn what happened. The facade was illuminated in purple and at the doors many wanted to leave flowers and candles in memory of the deceased. Continuous attacks On January 27, Imane denounced her husband. According to her account, they had moved to Cáceres to process the documentation for her son, born in September 2021. During the journey, Badr was threatening her that he was going to hit her, without her knowing the cause of it. Upon returning to Valencia de Alcántara, the woman managed to mislead him and reach the local health center, where she asked for help. She said that she had suffered aggression since they were married and that they had not stopped even during her pregnancy. The man was arrested by members of the armed institute and court number 1 imposed a restraining order on him. The man then alleged that he had problems due to drug use and requested voluntary admission to the ‘Rozacorderos’ Therapeutic Community in the municipality of Moraleja, Cáceres , a detoxification center managed by the Messengers of Peace. For this reason, on June 14, the same court ended up dismissing the case and ending the protection measure. “They had returned and it seemed that lately they were fine. I spoke with her on Sunday. She was a good person. Nobody knows what happens in a house from the inside,” lamented a neighbor who lives a few meters away. Since the man returned to the house there was no complaint. At 00.25 hours on Tuesday, Badr called the Civil Guard emergency telephone number and confessed that he had just stabbed his wife. The health services could do nothing to save his life. According to some witnesses, shortly before the aggressor had been seen in a bar consuming alcohol and had left for his house with a bottle of wine. The baby has been received in a center for minors while they carry out the procedures to locate a relative who can take care of him. Meanwhile, in the town they have decreed three days of official mourning and the flags fly at half-staff.