Mother-of-two gored to death during Spanish bull run festival
Sofía López González, 47, was leaning between the bars of a grill-covered doorway when she was caught on the horn of a heifer causing a fatal injury to her abdomen
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.A mother-of-two has been gored to death during a bull run in southern Spain.
Sofía López González, 47, was caught on the horn of a heifer causing a fatal injury to her abdomen. She died later in hospital
She had been leaning between the bars of a grill-covered doorway when the heifer charged, reports La Opinión de Murcia.
Ms González attempted to pull back behind the grill but her backpack got caught in the barrier preventing her from escaping.
The fatal incident occured on the final bull run of the week-long Fiesta del Cristo del Rayo in the southern Spanish town of Moratalla.
Three days of morning were announced by Moratalla town hall.
Ms González is the third death by goring during Spanish fiestas this summer, with a 28-year-old killed in Pedreguer erarlier this month and a 65-year-old being killed during a bull run in Zamora.
Matador Victor Barrio was gored to death on 9 July in Madrid, the first bullfighter to be killed in the ring for 30 years.
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments