Police have arrested a 39-year-old man as the alleged culprit in the murder last night of his ex-partner at a house in Sagunto (Valencia), which also injured a 13-year-old girl who fell from a window onto the patio.

This was reported by police sources. EFE that the detainee was the former partner of a 34-year-old woman who was stabbed to death and clarified that the crime is being investigated as a possible sexist violence case.

According to sources in the Generalitat Health Ministry, the minor was transferred to hospital after treatment by the SAMU medical team and remains in hospital with a poor prognosis.

If the case is confirmed as a new sexist murder, there will be 54 victims this year.