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A woman identified as Yumila Álvarez Col was allegedly killed by her partner in the early hours of October 6 in the La Marina neighborhood of the Manzanillo municipality, Granma province.
The crime occurred at the victim's residence, located at Villuendas #444 between Ana Sequera and Línea, where they both lived together. According to witnesses, it all started with an argument between the couple inside the home.
Shortly after, the attacker came out into the street shouting offensive phrases, while Yumila attempted to follow him, visibly injured, and shortly thereafter collapsed on the sidewalk, as reported on Facebook by journalist Yosmany Mayeta Labrada.
Neighbors reported that the victim had multiple stab wounds.
Some witnesses mentioned that he might have received at least eight stab wounds. The victim died at the scene.
The person identified as the perpetrator of the act is Jaime Yuniel Bazán Rodríguez, who reportedly fled the scene after the crime.
Unofficial reports suggest that he might be accompanied by his 17-year-old son.
Sources from the family and neighborhood environment have indicated that the relationship between Yumila Álvarez and Jaime Bazán was marked by episodes of violence, jealousy, and alcohol consumption.
According to testimonies, on the day of the crime, the victim had been socializing with some neighbors and returned home alone. Hours later, the fatal confrontation occurred.
The victim's daughter posted messages on social media identifying the alleged perpetrator and requesting public assistance in locating him.
In one of the posts, he shared the number 63608023 to receive any information that could aid in his capture.
So far, feminist platforms have not commented on the case.
This case adds to other femicides that have occurred in Cuba in recent months.
The femicide of Noralis Estenoz would raise the number of crimes due to male violence to 35 during 2025, based on the underreporting by independent feminist organizations.
The 34th femicide would be that of Noralis Estenoz, mother of three children murdered by her ex-partner on Saturday in the Versalles neighborhood, in the La Lisa municipality, in Havana.
In that case, the tragic incident occurred around 3:30 a.m., when the assailant -whose name has not been disclosed- broke into the victim's home and attacked her with a knife, resulting in her death.
The attacker tried to flee and “injured a police officer who attempted to stop him, but he was subdued after being shot.” Several people claimed that the individual died hours later in the hospital where he had been taken.
The Gender Observatory of the magazine Alas Tensas (OGAT) and the Yo Sí Te Creo en Cuba (YSTCC) observatory verified until the end of September 33 femicides in the country, highlighting the acute crisis of violence in Cuban society and the absence of effective protection protocols for women.
Since 2019 until October 1 of this year, both platforms documented 300 femicides in Cuba, a figure that represents only an underreporting of the macho violence that persists on the island.
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