A woman was killed in Álvaro Obregón; it is the third femicide in 10 days in Mexico City.

MEXICO CITY (apro) .- A woman was murdered inside her home in the Mártires de Tacubaya neighborhood, in the Álvaro Obregón borough, where she was found with wounds on her neck and hands.

This is the third femicide reported by the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) in a period of 10 days in the Mexican capital.

The agency reported in a statement on Friday, October 31, that the alleged femicide perpetrator, a 42-year-old man, was arrested by uniformed officers after attempting to injure himself with a knife when they entered the building.

He also reported that operators at the C2 West command center received a distress call regarding a possible domestic violence incident at the intersection of Chilenos and Mexicanos streets. A neighbor reported hearing screams, prompting police and firefighters to enter the residence.

In one of the rooms, they found the victim's lifeless body, with stab wounds to the neck and hands. A 30-centimeter knife and a 40-centimeter machete were recovered at the scene.

Third femicide in 10 days

The case comes just four days after the femicide of Amanda Castro Rossab, 22, who was murdered in broad daylight in the Cuauhtémoc borough.

On October 27, the young woman was attacked by a man wearing a black robe, at the corner of José Sotero Castañeda and Juan A. Mateos, Vista Alegre neighborhood, after having been reported missing by the Mexico City Commission for the Search of Persons, on October 23.

On October 20, another woman was shot and killed in the Tlalpan Centro neighborhood, in front of number 146 Diligencias Street, near the corner of 5 de Mayo Street. Witnesses reported hearing at least ten gunshots.

In less than two weeks, three women were murdered in different parts of Mexico City: Tlalpan, Cuauhtémoc, and Álvaro Obregón. The crimes occurred in public and private spaces, with knives and firearms.

This contrasts with the presentation of the monthly security report by the Head of Government, Clara Brugada, who on October 16 stated that femicides in the capital had decreased by 35%, and highlighted that Mexico City "is consolidating itself as one of the safest cities for women."