He stabs his wife and kills his stepson in Sentmenat: "The boy was running down the street, badly injured and disoriented."

Sentenced"Closed due to death." This sign posted at the entrance to the Tequima chemical company, located in the Sentmenat industrial estate, conceals the misfortune and terror experienced this Monday morning by one of its owners, Núria, who was hospitalized in critical condition, and her 22-year-old son, Dennis, who also worked for the company. Less than two minutes away by car, another company is closed. In this case, there is a sticker from the Mossos d'Esquadra police: "Sealed." Inside, they found the body of Eduardo, about 70 years old, Núria's partner and Dennis's stepfather. Before taking his own life at his glass company, he allegedly attacked Núria at the family home and murdered his stepson in the street. The incident is being investigated as a case of domestic violence.

It was early, around 6:30 a.m., but some residents of the center of this town in the Vallès Occidental had already gotten up and were making coffee. A young man was running "badly injured and disoriented" down the street. The witness could see the young man's wounds and how the blood followed his steps; young man. The stepson asked him to.

While the neighbor was talking to emergency services, however, he saw the father back up to the house and get on a motorcycle to continue chasing his son, right in front of him, witness. At this moment, the witness clearly saw the stepfather get off the motorcycle, approach the young man, and finish him off with two stab wounds to the torso.

Throughout this time, the middle-aged woman was seriously injured at home, and emergency services arrived in time to transport her alive to the Parc Taulí Hospital in Sabadell. She is currently hospitalized in critical condition. The main hypothesis the police are working on is that early in the morning, the man attacked the woman with a knife at her home, leaving her seriously injured. At that moment, the woman's son, who lived with them, intervened and was also stabbed several times. The scene described by the witness later took place.

This crime has shaken Sentmenat, a town of fewer than 9,000 inhabitants. Nuria lived with Eduardo and Dennis in a small central house, which stands out because the facade is decorated with glass ants, which Eduardo actually made. People who know them say that Núria, along with her siblings, runs a chemical products company where her son and daughter, who no longer live at the family home, also work. Her mother was widowed some time ago and had been dating Eduardo for a couple of years. The same sources explain that it was she who financed the glass company he later opened.

Tensions at home

The mother, son, and stepfather lived at the home, and according to the same sources, the relationship had worsened over time. And more than one person uses the word pearl.

The case is under seal, but this afternoon the mayor of Sentmenat, Montserrat Rueda, announced that everything indicates that "it could be a new case of gender-based violence." Rueda expressed regret over the events and assured that the council is monitoring the woman's progress, who is in critical condition, and is also offering "emotional support to the rest of the family." The mayor reiterated her policy of "zero tolerance for any form of violence" and has offered herself to the security forces to assist in the investigation.

No record

Rueda also explained that, as far as they could verify, the alleged attacker had no prior reports of abuse or gender-based violence. Furthermore, the family also had no open case with the municipal social services. "There had been no intervention by the social services network," the mayor explained.

The Minister for Equality and Feminism, Eva Menor, explained through the X network that they are closely monitoring the information coming in about the murder of the young man and the serious assault on his mother, "both allegedly linked to a case of gender-based violence." Menor indicated that they have already activated the Crisis Intervention Service and also the Support Unit for Students in Situations of Violence (USAV) ​​to support the victims' families. In this regard, the department refers to a "presumed linked femicide" and added that it makes its services available to the families and those close to the victims. The investigation is being handled by Sabadell Court No. 2.

Minute of silence

This Monday afternoon, hundreds of people gathered outside City Hall to condemn this alleged case of gender-based violence with a minute of silence. "We are grateful for the death of Denis," she stated.

Eva Menor also visited the Sentmenat and said that this Monday is a "very sad and painful day for the entire community." She emphasized that the Department has activated the Crisis Intervention Service and the Student Victim Support Unit. She also called for "caution" before classifying the case as gender-based violence.