16 Days: Woman in Spain killed after rejecting ex-abuser on television

Don’t forget we’re in the middle of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence…though stories like this make sure that we can’t forget.
A woman in Spain, Svetlana Orlova, was killed by her by her ex-boyfriend after she rejected his marriage proposal on a television talk show.

Svetlana had no idea why she had been invited on to the daytime television show and she was shocked to find herself face to face with the man who had beaten her for years…She was further stunned when he produced an engagement ring and proposed. Looking deeply uncomfortable, she shook her head.
Ricardo Navarro, 30, had told Patricia’s Daily Show, which has an audience of 2 million, that he and Ms Orlova had broken up because of a dispute over money. Ms Orlova contested that, saying: “There were many other things�, but without elaborating or mentioning that she had a restraining order against her former boyfriend.

Days later, Navarro stabbed her to death. The television show is denying any responsibility for her death (shocking), though some are calling for the show to be canceled. How about this…how about they just not potentially put women in danger by enabling abusers to get access to them? Seems simple, no? But that wouldn’t be good television, I guess.