Madrid eviction: Maricarmen Abascal dies in hospital

Madrid, Spain: Maricarmen Abascal dies on Wednesday, 7 October, after being evicted from the home she had lived in for 70 years. She had been in Gregorio Marañón hospital since 23 September. The Sindicato de Inquilinas tenants’ union confirms her death.

On 23 September, Abascal was carried on a stretcher from her home on Calle Alcalde Sainz de Baranda, in Madrid’s Retiro district, and taken to hospital because of her poor health. The eviction went ahead despite a protest by dozens of activists.

Abascal became a symbol of the fight for housing, which has led to a protest camp at Puerta del Sol. In a statement, the union says it will carry on doing what she always asked of it: “Fight, keep fighting for what is yours.”

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Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com