Caracterización médico legal del femicidio en el Consejo de la Judicatura del Azuay – Cuenca, periodo 10/08/2014- 06/02/2022

Abstract

Background: femicide is the end result of extreme violence against women, its commission externalizes not only power relations against women, but also the high global burden of mobility and mortality due to interpersonal violence. General objective: to determine the medico-legal characteristics in femicide, based on the cases reported in the Council of the Judiciary of Azuay, in Cuenca during the period 2014-2022. Methodology: descriptive study. The universe corresponded to 61 women victims of violent deaths; 29 cases of femicides were analyzed, describing sociodemographic characteristics and medical-legal aspects. The information was obtained from the web portal of the Council of the Judiciary of Azuay. Descriptive statistics were applied, presenting the data in tables and graphs. Results: the prevalence of femicides was 47.54%. 68.96% of victims were between 15 and 34 years old; 89.66% were mestizo; 57.14% with a basic educational level and 96.6% Ecuadorian. 65.51% of perpetrators were between 15 and 34 years old and 94.64% were mestizos. 58.6% of femicides were committed in urban areas; in 27.6% white weapons were used; 34.5% happened in places not related to the domicile of the aggressor or the victim; 69.3% was an intimate femicide. 69% were classified as legally resolved; 70% have had a conviction ratified. Conclusions: the numbers of femicide in Azuay are very high, this phenomenon mainly affects young women; the modality of intimate femicide is the most common form.