Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says

Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked protests dies

Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old Spanish woman whose eviction sparked nationwide protests, has died. Ms Abascal had been hospitalised after she was evicted from the apartment she had lived in for seven decades.

Oct 7, 2026

Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says

Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.

Oct 7, 2026

Spanish woman whose eviction sparked housing protests dies at 87 as crowds chant ‘murder’

Maricarmen Abascal had been in hospital for severe anxiety and exhaustion since her eviction on September 23.

Oct 8, 2026