They are investigating the murder of Neus, an 80-year-old woman from Hospitalet

BarcelonaHer name was Neus, and she was about 80 years old. She lived in her lifelong apartment with her son, who was about 54. It was a mezzanine apartment on Llobregat Street in L'Hospitalet. Living together wasn't easy, according to people close to her. Shouting and insults were often heard, which had even led to police intervention on occasion. This Tuesday, a few minutes before 1:00 a.m., neighbors heard a loud crash that made them look out their windows: they saw Neus lying on the ground in the street and called emergency services. The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) are investigating the incident as a case of domestic violence. The main police hypothesis is that the woman fell from her apartment window. After being taken to the hospital, she died from her injuries. Police had opened an investigation to determine whether it was a homicide, an accidental death, or a suicide, and police sources confirm to ARA that it is the first option. For this reason, police questioned the son, who was subsequently arrested as the suspected perpetrator of his mother's murder. According to sources close to the investigation, the son may have diagnosed mental health problems, and his account is inconsistent. Currently, authorities are considering transferring him to a psychiatric facility. Several neighbors also reported hearing shouting and arguments between the couple. They also described how the son sometimes insulted people in the street, to the point that the woman admitted she wanted him to leave home.

As has been reported The Vanguard And as confirmed by ARA, the alert call was received this Tuesday at 12:30 a.m. at the entrance of number 68 Llobregat Street, very close to the border with Barcelona. Neus was well-known in the neighborhood. She always went to get bread at the supermarket across the street and at a hair salon right below her apartment. The judicial authority has ordered the case sealed.