Woman stabbed by her own son doesn’t want to be treated to avoid reporting him

In the village San Rafael, municipality of Ovejas, Sucre, a woman has been locked up in her own house since Monday, February 22, after being stabbed several times by her own son, a 25-year-old man.

According to the Meteo, the woman endured the severity of the injuries her own son inflicted on her in the midst of a family dispute, with home care and refused to receive hospital care for fear of reporting who caused his injuries.

The newspaper assures that this version was confirmed by the inhabitants of the area themselves, who learned of the family fight and lodged a complaint with the police and medical authorities.

The perpetrator is Breiner Narváez, who locals say walks the city streets without remorse.

The conflict began between the mother and son in the early hours of Sunday, when the mother complained to Breiner that she arrived home drunk and late. This infuriated the young man and stabbed the woman several times. The screams alerted several neighbors, who tried to find out the reasons for the event.

Locals fear woman will die from blood loss he has for injuries. For this reason, they requested the presence of the police and medical staff at the woman’s home.

In 2020, The departmental government of Sucre, through the Secretariat for Women, has reported with concern cases of violence against women in this part of the country. Verena Revollo, head of this unit, said that, During the period of quarantine caused by covid-19, which should be a space of harmony in the house, crime exploded.

The numbers demonstrate this, because it was not until the start of the restrictions that 596 cases were registered in the department, which included sexual abuse, sexual harassment, sexual acts with use of force, neglect and abuse. abandonment, rape, physical and psychological violence. A report by the Secretariat for Women in which this crime is characterized shows that the biggest aggressor is the man, with 462 of the recorded cases.

What worries government authorities the most is the high rate of violence among people over 18. The report indicates that 365 acts of violence were committed against people over the age of 18 and that, between 0 and 5 years, 49 cases were recorded; between 6 and 12 years old, 77; between 13 and 17 years old, 105.

In Colombia the numbers are no better. In 2020, according to the latest forensics report, 970 women were murdered across the country and, according to Profamilia – which based its statistics on the most recent National Demographic and Health Survey (late 2010), gender-based violence has affected 74% of Colombian women.

The Forensis document, where Legal Medicine collects statistics on violence every year, revealed that in 2020, there were 47,248 cases of domestic violence.

Women are the most affected with 86.66% of cases, in 47.27%, the aggressor was his permanent partner while 29.33% was his ex-partner.

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