Spain violence against women:

Outrage at teacher's murder

The murder of a 26-year-old woman who had crossed Spain for a teaching job has sparked
outrage in the country, the latest high-profile case to put the spotlight on gender violence.

Laura Luelmo's partially naked body was found near the southern village of El Campillo after five
days of searching. The murder is being investigated. She had travelled 500km (310 miles) to take up
her first full-time job.

Campaigners say violence against women is still ingrained in Spain's society. The issue made
headlines around the world earlier this year following the trial of five men accused of gang raping an
18-year-old woman during the San Fermín bull-running festival in July 2016 in Pamplona.

The men, who became known as La manada (the wolf pack), were acquitted of rape and convicted
on a lesser offence of sexual abuse. Judges said the woman had not been assaulted as no intimidation
or violence was involved. The decision sparked large demonstrations and a debate over the country's
legislation and gender violence in general.

Ms Luemo, who had left the north-western city of Zamora, went missing last Wednesday, sparking a
search that involved more than 200 volunteers and officials. Officials who searched her home
believe she went out for a walk or run before disappearing, as they did not find her sports gear,
smartphone and purse.

Her body was found among some bushes in a remote area outside El Campillo with signs of sexual
violence, El Mundo newspaper reports (in Spanish). It showed signs that she tried to defend herself
and marks on her neck that could suggest a death by strangulation. She also appears to have been
struck on the head. The location was some distance from the last point mobile phone antennas had
located her. No arrests have been made.

Ms Luemo's parents reported her disappearance after she had failed to answer their calls or to show
up at the secondary school in Nerva, next to El Campillo, where she had worked since 3 December.

Users on Twitter have used the hashtag #LauraSomosTodas (We're all Laura) to react to the news,
and thousands have shared a protest image made by Ms Luemo, who was described as a passionate
illustrator, to mark International Women's Day, on 8 March. It says: "You're your opportunity."
Others have shared an image saying: "Run without fear and don't run for fear." Many have also
reacted to a message Ms Luemo retweeted in 2015, which said: "They teach you not to go alone in
dark places instead of teaching monsters not to be one. THAT's the problem."

Schools across Spain observed a minute's silence while some demonstrated against gender violence.
In 2017, the country's general council of the judiciary received more than 166,000 complaints of
violence against women, a 16.4% increase from the previous year. Reacting to the murder, Carmen
Calvo, Spain's Deputy Prime Minister and Equality Minister, said: "Women have to pay cruel and
extremely high prices for our freedom and security."
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Find words and phrases in the text that mean the following:
1. caused / triggered (v)
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3. created major public attention (phrase)
4. start (phr. verb)
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