[Ammi]

A British hairdresser was stabbed to death while at home with her children in Malaga, Spain, according to local reports.

Tributes were paid to 33-year-old Victoria Hart who was killed on Saturday.

The attack is understood to have taken place at about 11.40am at a property in Alhaurin el Grande, a town in the province of Malaga.

Ms Hart was reportedly at home with her three young children at the time and neighbours claimed that it was the children who raised the alarm, according to Spanish newspaper Sur.

Paying tribute on Facebook, friends described Ms Hart as “a joy” and “a beautiful person taken far too soon”.



“We will all miss you terribly Victoria, many lives will never be the same again. It’s just so unfair,” read one message.


Halo SpaSalon, a salon operating in Alhaurin el Grande, published a statement saying: “This evening, we stand with all our thoughts, prayers, love and strength with the family and beautiful children of Victoria Hart.

“A young mum and fellow hairdresser in the community, taken brutally in such a disgusting way. Robbed of her life and changing the lives of her children and family forever.”

Anne Khraiche, a local resident, told the Spanish Eye newspaper: “Victoria had the most pure heart, her ultimate goal was to ensure her children had the best life she could give them.

“She worked hard to ensure they had this while making sure she attended their various activities. Family bonds were so important to her.”

Mary Crane Woods, a former client of Victoria, told the newspaper: “She was a beautiful soul, very hard-working and a great mother to her kids.”

Anthony Bermudez, the mayor of Alhaurin el Grande, confirmed the town would observe an official day of mourning on Monday as a sign of “respect and solidarity”.

A statement published from the town council said: “The Alhaurin el Grande City Council expresses its deepest sorrow over the murder of a woman, in her thirties and of British nationality, which occurred in our municipality this morning.

“On behalf of the City Council, we extend our heartfelt condolences and support to the family and friends of the victim, as well as our unequivocal rejection and condemnation of this act of gender-based violence, a social scourge that seriously violates human rights and that must be eradicated with the involvement of all of society.”

The Telegraph understands the Foreign Office has not been approached for consular assistance in relation to Ms Hart’s death.

[Ammi]

[bots]

terrible for the kids

[Benjamin]

So sad for the kids. I’m guessing she was stabbed by an ex?

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

So sad for the kids. I’m guessing she was stabbed by an ex?

…her estranged husband has been arrested/but not yet charged, I believe…it was her 11yr old son who apparently ran from the home, screaming that she had been stabbed and her 6yr old twin daughters were also in the home at the time…

[arista]

Evil

[Ammi]

…her estranged husband handed himself in to the police after he had killed her…

[BBXX]

Horrific. It's sick enough to go and murder someone, but imagine being so tapped you willingly ruin your own kids lives by taking away their mother. Poor children.

[Cherie]

Why do some men put their own needs above their children, its actually sickening, not only did he murder their mother and someone we assume he professed to love at some point, but did it while they were in the home, what is the thought process here, just pure domination of another human being

[Niamh.]

Awful, those poor kids(and woman of course), I presume he's the father of those children? What a way to **** up your kids whole lives.

[Ammi]

…there was apparently a Restraining Order on Victoria Hart’s ex and he was due to have an electronic tag fitted because he persistently ignored the Order…


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...nd-claims.html

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…there was apparently a Restraining Order on Victoria Hart’s ex and he was due to have an electronic tag fitted because he persistently ignored the Order…


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...nd-claims.html

If he was high on drugs I doubt a tag would have stopped him, he should have been locked up, another woman let down by the system that is supposed to protect