Cehegín Mayor Jose Soria, and the councilman of Social Services, María José de Maya, have led a rally against gender violence in the central Plaza del Alpargatero, where they have assisted many women and men to show their support the victims.
Maya said that "Cehegín are with the victims of gender violence", while adding that "the problem is very serious, and that so far this year 54 women were killed by their husbands have been more than 35,000 complaints, and CAVI in the Region of Murcia are overwhelmed. "
The main event was the reading of a manifesto, read by two women and a girl, which aims to raise awareness about this scourge that affects many people around the world.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín