A Civil Guardsman suspected of killing his former partner in Oia (Pontevedra) committed suicide by shooting himself on a hill near the scene where he was found by members of the Civil Guards. As reported by the Armed Institute to Europa Press, the alleged perpetrator of the events committed suicide around 10:15 p.m. this Saturday after more than an hour during which agents tried to talk to him to turn himself in.

The Civil Guard has been searching for the man since Saturday afternoon after finding the woman’s body in the immediate vicinity of the O Muíño campsite, located in the parish of Mougas, at the foot of the road between Baiona and A Guarda. The woman was shot several times as she was leaving work at the aforementioned campsite.

112 learned of the quarrel at this point around 4:10 pm this afternoon. At that moment, the operational headquarters mobilized the Civil Guard and the Autonomous Police into place.

The acting mayor of Iia, Cristina Correa, told Europa Press that, according to what the camping officer gave her, the victim was a native of Lugo and lived for some time in the municipality of Pontevedra. owner” from a neighbor.

This will be the second macho crime committed in Galicia in 2023, following the murder of a woman in Bayonne last February, for which her former partner was arrested.

At the moment, the case has been transferred to the court on duty No. 2 Tui. However, once it is confirmed as a case of gender-based violence, the person in charge will be the number 1 competent person on the matter.