In Las Palmas de Gran Canaria emergency services found a man’s body and a seriously injured woman in a flat in the Almatriche district in the early hours of 28 October. According to the Policía Nacional an investigation into a possible violent crime has been opened. The woman’s condition was not initially described in further detail; she was taken to a hospital in the city.
The scene is on the Carretera de Almatriche. Forensic investigators collected evidence in the flat and interviewed initial witnesses in the area. Media reports from RTVC and Europa Press refer to stab wounds suffered by the woman; an autopsy is expected to establish whether the man died as a result of another person’s actions. The authorities had not confirmed that the case involved intimate partner violence by the time of writing.
According to initial reports, police are focusing on three lines of inquiry: reconstructing the timeline of events in the flat, analysing forensic evidence, and establishing the relationship between the two people involved. No specific information about suspects or a motive has been released. Investigators have also given no details about the people’s identities.
Almatriche is a district of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria where police have recently attended a number of unrelated incidents. It is unclear whether the incident now under investigation is connected to earlier events in the neighbourhood. Police appealed for relevant information from local residents through the local media, but did not comment on possible weapons used. Spanish reports refer to injuries caused by arma blanca, meaning stab or cut wounds.
Facts: A man’s body and an injured woman were found on 28 October 2026 in a flat on the Carretera de Almatriche. The Policía Nacional is investigating; autopsy results and forensic findings are pending. Attributed statements: RTVC, Europa Press and other regional media have reported on the emergency response and the ongoing investigation. Forecasts: None. It remains unclear whether this was a crime linked to a relationship, another form of violent crime or a non-criminal incident.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).