Muere Maricarmen, la mujer de 87 años desahuciada en Madrid que avivó las protestas

Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman, passed away today at the Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid. The woman, who was evicted on September 23rd and sparked protests in Madrid's Puerta del Sol and nationwide demonstrations demanding dignified housing, died after 15 days in the hospital, according to the Syndicate of Inquilinas, as reported through a statement.

The Syndicate of Inquilinas expressed their condolences, stating that while an historic agreement was reached to allow Maricarmen to return to her home, this solution arrived too late. The situation was entirely preventable after a torturous process. Maricarmen died just a week after accepting the agreement between her representatives, the Syndicate of Inquilinas of Madrid and Urbagestión Desarrollo e Inversión SL, the property owner, which would have allowed her to rent the apartment on Alcalde Sainz de Varanda street as a tenant, under a new eight-year lease contract, with a monthly rent not exceeding 30% of her net income, all within the municipal rental mediation program.

The EMVS, the guarantor of its compliance, stated that the agreement would have provided Maricarmen with a chance to return to her home.