Yudiley Rodríguez Enríquez, known as "Mimí," was murdered on Tuesday, October 20, at her home in the Margodo neighborhood of Gibara, Holguín, in the presence of two girls, one of whom was her youngest daughter, only four years old.
The woman was 37 years old, a mother of four children, and worked as a clerk in a wine store. The alleged aggressor was identified as Iram García, a neighbor with whom she had no romantic relationship or familial ties.
The case was confirmed this Wednesday, October 21, by the Gender Observatory of Alas Tensas (OGAT), which reported it as the 58th documented femicide in Cuba in 2026, according to its report from that same day.
The attack occurred inside the house
According to family testimonies gathered by OGAT, the alleged assailant entered the home around five in the evening and attacked Yudiley with several knives.
The woman bled to death as a result of the multiple wounds inflicted.
Family members reported that García had repeatedly harassed the victim's daughter-in-law and that Yudiley had opposed this behavior, even going so far as to expel him from her home on several occasions.
During the attack, Yudiley's father was also injured, although he was out of danger, according to the observatory.
The victim's daughter-in-law managed to get the two girls who witnessed the crime out of the house and call for help.
Four children are left without their mother
Yudiley left behind four children aged 18, 15, 13, and four years old. Her youngest daughter was one of the two girls who witnessed the murder.
OGAT expressed "special solidarity with the two girls who witnessed the murder" and requested that they receive "specialized psychological care and emotional support to cope with the consequences of this traumatic experience."
The observatory emphasized that "it is essential to ensure their protection and well-being."
The feminicide number 58 in Cuba during 2026
OGAT classified the murder of Yudiley as a social feminicide, as it is a crime allegedly committed by a man who had no romantic relationship or familial ties to the victim.
In its statement on October 21, the observatory reported that it had documented 58 femicides in Cuba during 2026, in addition to 32 attempted femicides and two murders of men in the context of femicidal violence.
Gibara had already reported two other femicides in May 2026, those of Yadira González Gámez and Osleidys Bonaga Corella. With the murder of Yudiley, there are a total of three documented cases in the municipality this year.
Gender violence in Cuba
The Cuban Penal Code of 2022 does not establish femicide as an autonomous crime, although it includes aggravating factors related to gender-based violence.
Cuba also lacks a comprehensive law against gender violence and a national network of shelters for women in risk.
Since the start of its monitoring in 2019 until June 2026, OGAT had documented at least 350 femicides in Cuba.
The observatory has requested access to official information regarding the investigations into these crimes and reiterated in its statement: "Reporting these crimes is not a crime."
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