The farewell to Laura Cruz: “She killed her because she was happy”
The civil guard's funeral was on Friday, two days after she was killed by Dámaso Fernández, her ex-partner, after years of complaints, appeals and coercion. Her burial shows a large part of who that beloved woman was, always protected by those around her.
At exactly twelve noon on this Friday, a corridor of green shirts and tricorn hats stood at attention before Laura's coffin. 66 agents, nine of them women, stood firm with their hand at their temple as they followed the slow path of the wooden box towards the church to bid farewell to their colleague who, just a year ago, had gone to file the last complaint she would ever make against the man who had exercised violence against her for years, Dámaso Fernández, now a former guard, her ex-partner and the father of her son who is turning 19 this year, and her two 13-year-old twin daughters.
On that day, August 5, 2025, at 11:47 in the morning, Laura told the agents who took her statement: "I must clarify why I am so afraid of Dámaso, he doesn't care who he has to take out of the way". Months later, she warned again that she was in danger and asked them to reactivate the anti-abuser bracelet she had worn, saying she knew he wouldn't stop until he destroyed her.
The Justice system denied her that device on December 19, 2025, because they saw no elements of "objective risk". And this Wednesday, August 5, 2026, Dámaso killed her.
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