QCOSTARICA — According to the Informe Local de Análisis del Femicidio – Local Femicide Analysis Report, 28 cases were reported in 2020, of which 15 were carried out with a degree of torture.
“In 15 of the 28 femicides, acts of torture were identified. One of the victims was tied up by the feet and hands and thrown into a river with a life raft full of stones, while another was beaten all over her body, causing fractures and lacerations. Another suffered 24 machete wounds inflicted by her murderer,” the document details.
For Ana Hidalgo, from the Feminist Network against Violence towards Women in Costa Rica and presenter of the study, these are manifestations of premeditation, hatred and cruelty, and she also regretted that many times the murderer is punished only for femicide, without considering other crimes such as abuse or rape.
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So far this year, at least 21 femicides have been recorded in Costa Rica, a situation that is worrying.
Among the cases that have most marked Costa Rican society in 2024 were that of Kimberly Araya, who was found on Route 32, and that of Nadia Peraza, who was found dismembered inside a refrigerator in Heredia.
Part of the report highlights that eight of the women were homemakers, five were salaried workers and another five had informal employment.
One of the data that generates alarm is that asphyxiation by strangulation was the main cause of death. This occurred in seven of the 28 cases, while multiple blows and injuries, as well as wounds caused by a knife, were recorded in six cases each.
One of the testimonies of the relatives describes the actions carried out by the femicide.
“He bathes her after hitting her when she is unconscious, I don’t remember if he bathes her with clothes or without clothes. I did see when he put the girdle on her… my father put a girdle on my mother’s neck… (I) don’t remember if he tied her to the ceiling before or after the bath,” described one of the sons of a victim, according to the report.
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It should be noted that the presentation of these and other results took place at an activity organized by the Instituto de Estudios de la Mujer (Institute of Women’s Studies), in commemoration of “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia contra la Mujer)” to be held on November 25, to raise awareness around the world that women are subjected to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence; furthermore, one of the aims of the day is to highlight that the scale and true nature of the issue is often hidden.
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