Sources close to the incident indicate that there had been previous police interventions at the residence where the crime took place. The main conflict identified in these operations revolved around the custody of the two minor children shared by the woman living in the house and the deceased.
The 38-year-old man allegedly died at the hands of the woman's current boyfriend. He went to the house, saw the ex-husband was there, and a dispute began, culminating in the use of bladed weapons. The alleged assailant is under arrest and is being interrogated by the Civil Guard at the station in la Vall d'Uixó.
The same sources assure that there had been no interventions related to domestic violence, at least by local entities.
A day after the crime, Civil Guard investigators continue to search for the murder weapon. Agents, with the collaboration of the Almenara Local Police, are scouring the coastal area. It is still unknown where the alleged perpetrator, originally from Xilxes, disposed of the weapon used to end the life of the man, who was rooted in Almenara.
The detainee remains at the Civil Guard facilities in la Vall d'Uixó, where he is being interrogated before likely being brought before a judge. The agents have 72 hours for this legal procedure.
Members of the Civil Guard's Criminalistics Service examined the dumpsters near the property, as the arrested individual might have discarded the weapon anywhere. La Marjal of Almenara, a wetland area near the house, and the sea are also being searched.
The Civil Guard is investigating a sentimental motive as one of the primary hypotheses. The events occurred when the alleged assailant went to his partner's house and found her ex-husband there. The argument between the two men led to the brutal stabbing.
The alleged perpetrator assaulted the victim near a car in front of the house. The victim, after returning inside the dwelling, eventually bled to death.
