Spain Reels After Toddler, Sister Likely Killed By Dad

Madrid, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Jun, 2021 ) :Hundreds protested against domestic violence across Spain on Monday as a search resumed in the Canaries for a toddler whose father is suspected of also killing his other daughter.

The girls, aged 1 and 6, were reported missing on April 27 after being taken away by their father, with the presumption being that he had abducted them.

But on Thursday, the body of six-year-old Olivia was found at the bottom of the sea off Tenerife wrapped in a bag that was weighted down with an anchor.

After Olivia's body was found, huge crowds turned out across Spain to protest against domestic violence.

Fresh protests were held on Monday, with hundreds observing a minute's silence outside town halls across Spain.

Over the weekend, the court lifted a gag order on details of the case.

The investigating magistrate said it was "most likely" that Tomas Gimeno had killed both his daughters at home then dumped their bodies at a depth where they were unlikely to ever be found.

In her nine-page statement, the magistrate said when Gimeno had taken the girls, he wanted "to kill them in a planned and premeditated manner".

"He aimed to inflict on his ex-partner the greatest pain that he could imagine, an inhuman pain," she said.

On the day the girls went missing, Gimeno was seen loading several bags onto his boat, witnesses told investigators.

An autopsy carried out on Friday morning found Olivia had died a "violent death", the court said.