wealthwire.com / by Allison Crawford / Friday, February 15th, 2013
A 46-year-old man in Alicante, Spain took his own life after he was threatened with eviction. He is the fourth person to commit suicide over eviction in Spain this week. The man was found by police who arrived to evict him after he failed to respond to several phone calls.
On Tuesday a retired couple were also found deceased in their home on the island of Mallorca. The couple’s son found their bodies along with a note that said they were going to lose their home.
Earlier in the week a 56-year-old man in Basauri Vizcaya committed suicide because he couldn’t pay his mortgage.
This latest strain of suicides has spurred public outrage and demand for reform of current eviction laws. Protesters in Madrid Tuesday evening shouted: “It’s not eviction, it’s murder!”