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Lina Balbuena
Lina Balbuena, a 48-year old mother of four, was murdered on February 9th this year by her ex-partner. On January 21st she applied for a restraining order against her ex, identified only as “Augustine”, which was denied. The judge in a specialist gender violence court in Benalmadena, Spain, ruled in line with the VioGén algorithm that she faced only medium risk. Lina intended to change the locks in her home so Augustine could not enter, however at around 5am on February 9th he did so. Their 11-year-old son walked in and found Augustine strangling Lina, having punched and stabbed her, and attempted to hang her from the ceiling – believed…
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Harshita Brella
In the early hours of November 14th 2024, Harshita Brella’s body was found strangled in the boot of her husband’s Vauxhall Corsa, parked in Ilford, East London. This week Pankaj Lamba, her husband, was charged with her murder, two counts of rape, sexual assault and controlling or coercive behaviour. Harshita was just 24 – Lamba is 23. Lamba is believed to have fled the country immediately after allegedly murdering Harshita. He is originally from India, but police have not said where they believe he fled to – however, Harshita’s family believe he was on a flight to Delhi that arrived on November 14th, and “may be somewhere in Haryana or…
