Minute´s silence in Palma for British murder victim

A minute's silence in honour of murdered British resident Ana Minissale, allegedly beaten to death by her partner Daniel Woolcock, who is then believed to have hanged himself, was held outside Balearic government headquarters and Palma city hall yesterday. Rosa Estarás, the deputy leader of the Balearic government, said that education in equality was the only way to reduce domestic violence, which, she said, “is a consequence of the lack of equality between the two sexes.” She was speaking after the minute's silence at the Consolat de Mar yesterday, to demonstrate their condemnation of the violent death.
She was accompanied by ministers Aina Castillo and Josep Juan Cardona (health and commerce), Isabel Llinás, director of the Institute for Women, Antoni Serra, director of the Institute of Social Services, and 30 government workers. Estarás defined domestic violence as “the blot on society of the 20th and 21st centuries.” Catalina Cirer, the Mayor of Palma, called on victims of domestic violence, whether physical or verbal, to report the matter immediately.
She headed a minute's silence outside city hall in Plaza Cort, accompanied by eight councillors and three representatives of the socialist party.
She said that “as a woman, citizen and Mayor,” she was committed to doing everything possible to prevent a repetition of such events.
The feminist group Lobby de Dones also staged a silent vigil last night, and a spokeswoman said “domestic violence affects us all.” The bodies of Ana Minissale, 45, and Daniel Woolcock, 30, were found in the flat they shared in Terreno's Calle Salud on Friday, after police were called in by neighbours. They had been dead for several days. Woolcock was found hanging from the ceiling in the lounge, and Minissale was some distance away, with a hammer beside her body.
Ana Minissale was the second person to die the victim of domestic violence in Majorca this year. Her family arrived on the island yesterday.