Woman shot dead by her husband in Mallorca in suicide pact

The Guardia Civil believe that the Puigpunyent couple had made a suicide pact. Apparently a relative of the elderly couple had been warned hours before the incident of the couple's intentions. The man was 82 and the woman was 79 and seriously ill.

The emergency services received a call at around 7am from the man himself reporting the incident. When the emergency teams arrived, they found the woman dead and the man seriously injured with a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

Once stabilised, the 82-year-old man was taken to Son Espases Hospital, where he was admitted in a serious condition. There is no history of gender-based violence.

Police cordoned off the street. The forensic team arrived at around 10.30 and half an hour later a judicial commission arrived to order the removal of the body. The elderly couple lived with two large dogs, which were removed by municipal workers first thing in the morning.

The local residents have expressed their surprise at what has happened. Many of them, gathered in the vicinity, did not know the couple, who had arrived in the village about a decade ago and had virtually no relationship with any of the residents.