On Sunday morning, the Traspinedo City Council met in its Plaza Mayor. Esther López de la Rosa had been dead for only 24 hours, when it would have taken her 24 days to appear. The civil guards continued to make sure that no one crossed the stretch of road next to which her body had been seen the day before, so that a trail of whitish dust could be seen on the alternative road to reach the city from Valladolid. An almost constant convoy of cars passed through it. The investigation, still open, surrounded by summary secrecy and with many unknowns, continued along with the duel, in the absence of autopsy results or arrests, without new official statements of the operation.
The Government delegate against gender violence, Victoria Rosell, intervenes. Specifically, she announced in a tweet that the 35-year-old's death was "violent." "I want to express my condolences and support to the family and loved ones, and ask for respect for them and for the investigation," she added in her own message, on her personal social network account. "We must avoid speculation and reactions that can cause more damage," she added.
In this sense, the leader of the PSOE of Castilla y León, Luis Tudanca, who was among the politicians who publicly expressed their condolences, later identified the death as a "macho murder" and assured that there would not be a "completely" free society. while there is a woman with fear. The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, declared himself "moved" in the same electoral act in León and stressed that feminism is not "confrontation and rupture", but rather "equality" and "a cause of human rights", as he cited that former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero had qualified. He assured that work is being done so that death "does not go unpunished" and that the perpetrators "end up where they should." finish," says Ical.
However, the deceased could also have appeared without "external signs of violence" and instead, "with her coat and all her clothes," according to El Norte de Castilla. This newspaper published that hypotheses such as those of an accidental fall, disorientation or cardiac arrest are not ruled out, since "the ground around the body did not show signs of a search", although "the entire environment has been thoroughly searched".
Regarding this last idea, sources from the Government Delegation reiterated this Sunday that the place where the body was found was "within the radius" of the raids and the search operation, which extended both to the north and to the south of the country. . the Duero throughout the days. It should be remembered that the place where a passerby located her is about 800 meters from the intersection where she lost track of her, and that is why Colonel Miguel Recio already admitted on Saturday that it was "very unlikely, although not impossible." the deceased would not have been detected if he had been there from the beginning.
Without arrests to date, throughout the investigations there has only been one detainee, currently on bail, in addition to several interrogated, among whom at least one other defendant has been identified.
"Uncertainty and Sadness"
Meanwhile, back in the historic center, hundreds of people witnessed the five minutes of silence as a sign of respect for Esther, as well as the massive applause in support of the family, part of the simple act expected after an extraordinary plenary session decreed three days officers. in mourning After more than three weeks of searching, the increasingly distant illusion of finding her alive had dissipated. "The news was known right away," says one of the neighbors, "but until then there had always been a little hope," she acknowledges.
By noon, the council had pinned a pancake to the sign with her face on it, and the bouquet of roses she had put out the day before began a small memorial altar with candles. “The atmosphere is one of uncertainty, of general sadness,” commented one of the elected officials at the end. The neighbors, shocked by the evolution of the events, have mostly chosen to silently accompany their loved ones.
“You come as much as you can, to be there”, sums up Juanjo. Born in the municipality, he moved to the "brother" town of Santibáñez when he married his wife, Rosa de él. Like many fathers and mothers, he especially sympathizes with Esther. He still thinks they have two daughters of similar ages. "I put myself in her shoes and I have a lump in my throat," he admits.
In addition, the mayor, Javier Fernández, once again called for calm in case someone wants to "take justice into their own hands." "The climate of the city is not violent, but there are neighbors who are going to testify," he recalls. "It's important that no one moves forward, we still don't know if there is a culprit and who he is," he told ABC.
