Two stabbing deaths in Málaga within 24 hours

Two men were fatally stabbed in Málaga province within 24 hours, including the killing of a trans woman in Marbella that has sparked debate over how the case is classified. The first incident occurred on Monday afternoon in San Pedro Alcántara (Marbella), where a 58-year-old man was arrested after confessing to stabbing his 35-year-old partner to death Source: La Vanguardia. The victim, a trans woman, had not legally changed her sex in the Civil Registry, leading police to treat the case as domestic violence rather than gender-based violence Source: El Español. The Ministry of Equality has not yet confirmed whether it will be counted in official gender-violence statistics, citing the need for individual analysis Source: La Vanguardia. The second death occurred in Mijas, where a 25-year-old man was stabbed and later died in hospital Source: Infobae. Both victims and perpetrators had prior incidents; the Marbella couple had filed mutual complaints on August 1 that were later archived Source: Infobae. The Mijas victim had a criminal record and was wheelchair-bound after a 2022 shooting Source: El Mundo. The classification of the Marbella case has drawn criticism from transgender rights group ATA, which demands it be recognized as machista violence Source: Emol. Andalusia has recorded ten gender-violence killings this year, matching its 2024 total, prompting the Equality Ministry to hold its next crisis committee in the region Source: La Vanguardia.