Argentina, Mexico and Spain see multiple domestic‑violence arrests

A series of domestic‑violence incidents were reported across Argentina, Mexico and Spain. In San Salvador de Jujuy (Argentina), a 46‑year‑old man was detained after assaulting his partner and 15‑year‑old daughter with threats of death. In Fajardo (Argentina), a 45‑year‑old man was jailed on first‑degree attempted murder charges after striking his 34‑year‑old partner with a hammer, leaving her in critical condition. In La Plata (Argentina), obstetrician Fernando Daverio faced a criminal trial for alleged negligent injuries that caused cerebral palsy in a child born in 2017. In Mexico, a father in Ciudad Juárez was arrested for attacking his 14‑year‑old son with a machete, and another case involved a custody dispute in which the father accused lawyer Natalia Castillo of judicial manipulation. In Spain’s Palma de Mallorca, a man was detained after chasing his ex‑partner with a half‑meter machete. Additional convictions included a father sentenced to 13 years for sexually abusing his daughter in Argentina and a man placed in preventive detention for sexual abuse of an ex‑partner in Rufino (Argentina). These reports highlight a wave of arrests, prosecutions and ongoing trials related to gender‑based and family violence in the three countries.