Femicide number 58 in Cuba: 37-year-old woman murdered in front of her daughter in Holguín
Yudiley Rodríguez Enríquez, 37, was stabbed to death in Gibara, Holguín, on 20 October. Cuba has accumulated 58 femicides in 2026, according to OGAT.
Woman, 37, murdered in Gibara in presence of younger daughter
Yudiley Rodríguez Enríquez, known as "Mimí", aged 37, was murdered on 20 October at approximately 17:00 local time inside her home in the Margodo neighbourhood, municipality of Gibara, province of Holguín. According to infobae.com, the Observatory of Tense Wings (OGAT) classified the case as the 58th femicide recorded in Cuba so far in 2026.
The alleged perpetrator was identified by the victim's relatives as Iram G., a neighbour of Yudiley's. The man reportedly attacked her with several knives, inflicting multiple wounds. The woman died from blood loss, according to the report disseminated by the observatory.
OGAT classified the case in the category of social femicide, which the organisation applies to acts of lethal violence against women committed by individuals with no romantic relationship or kinship with the victim. According to testimony from the family, Yudiley had rejected on several occasions harassing behaviour from the alleged attacker directed towards another member of her family circle.
The crime occurred in the presence of two girls, including a younger daughter of the victim. Yudiley's daughter-in-law managed to remove the minors from the house and called for help, according to information gathered by OGAT. The victim's father was also injured during the attack, though he is out of danger, according to family sources cited by the observatory.
The organisation requested that the two girls receive specialised psychological care and emotional support after witnessing the murder. "It is essential to guarantee their protection and wellbeing," OGAT stated in its statement.
Yudiley worked as a shop assistant at a corner store and was mother to four children, aged 18, 15, 13 and four years old. The observatory expressed its condolences to her children, husband, father and other relatives, as well as to the affected community.
With this case, OGAT recorded a total of 58 femicides as of 21 October, 32 attempted femicides and two murders of men in contexts of femicidal violence on the island during the current year.
The entity also indicated that it is investigating another 12 possible femicides, five attempted femicides and one murder of a man in a context of femicidal violence reported in 2025. For 2026, the organisation is examining 11 possible femicides and 11 additional attempted femicides. The observatory is also seeking access to investigation reports on the cases of Anais Tamayo Puente and Ana Vivian Suárez Cruz, and is monitoring the death of Bárbara Sánchez González as a possible femicidal suicide.
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